A natural-history drama in six parts about our understanding of animals and their habits.
A cony that builds haystacks, a spider that steals flies from the webs of others, and stags that wear 'wigs' to impress their rivals - a few of the marvels revealed by modern zoologists.
In the Middle Ages quite different kinds of people moulded attitudes about wild creatures. While monastic scholars fostered the belief in beasts with mysterious habits, Frederick II sought the amazing 'goose tree'.
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Woddls On... page 85
