内容简介
InHistoryofAnimalsAristotleanalyzes"differences"--inparts,activities,modesoflife,andcharacter--acrosstheanimalkingdom,inpreparationforestablishingtheircauses,whicharetheconcernofhisotherzoologicalworks.Over500speciesofanimalsareconsidered:shellfish,insects,birds,fish,reptiles,amphibians,andmammals--includinghumanbeings.InBooksI-IVAristotlegivesacomparativesurveyofinternalandexternalbodyparts,includingtissuesandfluids,andofsensefacultiesandvoice.BooksV-VIstudyreproductivemethods,breedinghabits,andembryogenesisaswellassomesecondarysexdifferences.InBooksVII-IX,Aristotleexaminesdifferencesamonganimalsinfeeding;inhabitat,hibernation,migration;inenmitiesandsociability;indisposition(includingdifferencesrelatedtogender)andintelligence.Heretoohedescribesthehumanreproductivesystem,conception,pregnancy,andobstetrics.BookXestablishesthefemale'scontributiontogeneration.TheLoebeditionofHistoryofAnimalsisinthreevolumes.Afullindextoalltenbooksisincludedinthethird(VolumeXIoftheAristotleedition).