\'Endlessly fascinating.\' - Bill Bryson \'Eye-opening, informative and very funny!\' - Chris Packham\'Well-informed and downright funny\' - Richard DawkinsHistory is full of strange animal stories invented by the brightest and most influential, from Aristotle to Disney.. \'Endlessly fascinating.\' - Bill Bryson \'Eye-opening, informative and very funny!\' - Chris Packham\'Well-informed and downright funny\' - Richard DawkinsHistory is full of strange animal stories invented by the brightest and most influential, from Aristotle to Disney.