Bitch
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- Author：Lucy Cooke
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Summary
Studying zoology made Lucy Cooke feel like a sad freak。 Not because she loved spiders or would root around in animal feces: all her friends shared the same curious kinks。 The problem was her sex。 Being female meant she was， by nature， a loser。 Since Charles Darwin， evolutionary biologists have been convinced that the males of the animal kingdom are the interesting ones—dominating and promiscuous， while females are dull， passive， and devoted。
In Bitch， Cooke tells a new story。 Whether investigating same-sex female albatross couples that raise chicks， murderous mother meerkats， or the titanic battle of the sexes waged by ducks， Cooke shows us a new evolutionary biology， one where females can be as dynamic as any male。 This isn‘t your grandfather’s evolutionary biology。 It’s more inclusive， truer to life， and simply more fun。
In Bitch， Cooke tells a new story。 Whether investigating same-sex female albatross couples that raise chicks， murderous mother meerkats， or the titanic battle of the sexes waged by ducks， Cooke shows us a new evolutionary biology， one where females can be as dynamic as any male。 This isn‘t your grandfather’s evolutionary biology。 It’s more inclusive， truer to life， and simply more fun。
Reviews
Rebecca
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This is quite possibly my favorite book of all time。 So many mind-blowing， funny， and empowering examples to share with my biology students - I’d give it six stars if I could。
Susan Moss
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I have previously mentioned my one-on-one book club with a long-time dear friend who lives across state lines; we alternate months choosing and， given that he has a PhD in Biological Anthropology & Anatomy from Duke University， this was obviously his pick。 Ha！ Much as I enjoyed the book， with whatever I could glean in layperson's terms。。。 I knew he would be like the proverbial "pig in mud"， this being his wheelhouse。。。 forte。。。 "what do you love more than love" area of expertise。。。 :-）Yet I stil I have previously mentioned my one-on-one book club with a long-time dear friend who lives across state lines; we alternate months choosing and， given that he has a PhD in Biological Anthropology & Anatomy from Duke University， this was obviously his pick。 Ha！ Much as I enjoyed the book， with whatever I could glean in layperson's terms。。。 I knew he would be like the proverbial "pig in mud"， this being his wheelhouse。。。 forte。。。 "what do you love more than love" area of expertise。。。 :-）Yet I still very much appreciated the facts and figures， the stories， and the author's wonderful sense of humor。 She made what could have been cut-and-dried into alive-and-vibrant， starting with her fabulous Dedication: "To all the bitches in my lifeThank you for the love and inspiration"。。。setting the tone for what was to come （pun semi-intended）。p。 61: "all female mammals have a clitoris"。 What？！？I also loved that many of the chapters are song titles （or take-offs on）My third-floor balcony overlooks a pond， so I see duck sex all the time and it is indeed "shockingly violent"。 There have been a few times I thought she was going to drown。p。 169: The whole dynamic of female meerkats is pretty amazing， albeit horrifying！p。 250: "In the end， the aphid always wins。" （with my newly-garnered gardening experience， that is so f*cking true！）。p。 266: "The animal kingdom displays a smorgasbord of sexual flavors， with every form you can possibly imagine represented， and many you probably wouldn't conjure even in your wildest fantasies。" Um， major understatement！p。 287-288: "Researching this book was a liberating experience。 I no longer feel like a sad misfit。 Females are not destined to be passive and coy， evolutionary afterthoughts just waiting to be dominated by males。 Even when we are physically weaker， we can still be powerful。" Wow。 Yes！"It's forced a shift in my perspective to recognize my own cultural biases and try to banish any lingering heteronormative presumptions about the relationship between sex， sexual identity， sexual behaviour and sexuality。 A freedom of thought that's challenging to maintain， but leaves me empowered by the boundless possibilities of the female experience。"And， finally。。。"The fight for biological truth is crucial if we are to forge a more inclusive society that can work together to protect the future of our planet and all that live on it。"Darwin and orgasms and vultures， oh my！ Such a fun and interesting book。。。 :-） 。。。more
Chris Tilden
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I very much enjoyed this book， and would sum it up by quoting the author， rather early in the book， who notes:"These females teach us that sex is no crystal ball。 It is neither static or deterministic， but a dynamic and flexible trait， just like any other， that's shaped by the peculiar interaction of shared genetics with the environment， further sculpted by an animal's developmental and life histories plus a sprinkling of chance。" I agree with Dr。 Clark that for far too long evolutionary biology I very much enjoyed this book， and would sum it up by quoting the author， rather early in the book， who notes:"These females teach us that sex is no crystal ball。 It is neither static or deterministic， but a dynamic and flexible trait， just like any other， that's shaped by the peculiar interaction of shared genetics with the environment， further sculpted by an animal's developmental and life histories plus a sprinkling of chance。" I agree with Dr。 Clark that for far too long evolutionary biology has been viewed through a binary lens of sex， and also through a very "white male" perspective。 Darwin was not wrong， but his thinking was very incomplete， and our understanding of basic biological concepts itself has changed dramatically over the years， something she outlines superbly in this book。Dr。 Clark proves herself a capable author by providing all sorts of examples， in an accurate but still often cheeky and funny manner， of the unique way sex is expressed in a species and how that impacts the behavior and biology of that species。 I was perhaps most captivated by the story about orcas and how， like humans， females live long beyond their years of reproduction， and why that might have evolved in that species when it is so rare among most animals。 The discussion about how one of the most enduring features of killer whales is the way in which a pod sticks together and how their behaviors within a pod is relatively immutable （a given pod eats only one kind of prey item， for example， and in most cases a pod will starve rather than adapt to a new food source） is both fascinating （particularly given the intelligence of orcas） and heartbreaking， realizing that climate change will likely be an end to that remarkable species well before the extinction of many other creatures on this planet。 I was also in awe of the stories about the "lesbian" Laysan albatrosses， where some same-sex couples end up pair-bonded for life， and the mourning gecko， whose success has led to them populating large swaths of tropical habitats around the world。 As ubiquitous as they are， I wonder if I have seen them in Hawaii （a place where I have family and therefore visit quite frequently）。 I've certainly seen my share of geckos， and I certainly know there are many species， but I've made no real effort to study gecko biology and have never made the effort to identify a given gecko other than noting that "it's a gecko。" I had no idea that those geckos may be clones！One thing I didn't fully understand was Dr。 Clark's concern that the most published and prolific women scholars have received less recognition than their male counterparts。 Maybe I just have not been "sensitized" enough to this as a male， but some of the female scientists she mentions （Sarah Blaffer-Hrdy or Jeanne Altmann） are scientists who I view as giants in the field。 I was reading their work as a student and found their work to be extraordinarily seminal， and inspirational。 Perhaps there are contemporary male scientists， like Stephen Jay Gould， who are a "bigger name" than those females scientists。 I supposed I attributed that to his being a really good speaker and writer and， perhaps even more so， good at tooting his own horn。 He wrote multiple books （not just authored papers） targeting a lay audience and also wrote a number of articles in more lay-facing publications like Scientific American and not just technical， biological journals。 I never thought of it as sexism。。。but maybe she's right and I just can't look at it objectively through my male lens。I do wonder about the degree to which readers without background in biology might find some of the detail of this book overly exhaustive or tedious， because， while it is not a scientific paper she does delve into some rather in-depth analysis of the biology of some of her subjects。 However， she does it within the context of engaging stories， funny and sometimes irreverent perspectives， and a "bigger picture" of why this matters to all of us。I gave it a "four" only because of the possible more limited appeal this book may have， but on the whole I found it to be worth every second invested between the covers！ 。。。more
Emelia
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There’s nothing wrong with this at all。 My problem is I know too much about this subject area！ I don’t know why I thought it’d be interesting to read a popular science book when I have a literal publication in sexual selection… and here I am。 It just couldn’t hold my attention so I respectfully DNF。 However， if you would like to know more about this subject， this is a great book。
Karrie Stewart
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I read this book for my libraries non-fiction book club。Where have you been all my life Lucy Cooke？ I think Lucy and Mary Roach would be BFF's。 They have that same great style of writing that has humor thrown in so you don't feel like you are siting in a biology 101 class。 Lucy proves that bitches in fact get shit done。 I also listened to this and Lucy does a great job narrating。 I read this book for my libraries non-fiction book club。Where have you been all my life Lucy Cooke？ I think Lucy and Mary Roach would be BFF's。 They have that same great style of writing that has humor thrown in so you don't feel like you are siting in a biology 101 class。 Lucy proves that bitches in fact get shit done。 I also listened to this and Lucy does a great job narrating。 。。。more
Dea
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This book was informative。 That said， it also felt like a series of essays on a similar topic instead of a well researched collection of data gathered to prove a point。 What made the ‘listicle’ feeling worse was the constant reference to interviews over phone and skype/zoom。 I understand that， especially during our still raging pandemic， it is often the best way to get information straight form the people doing the research， but it just makes the whole process feel less rigorous than it probably This book was informative。 That said， it also felt like a series of essays on a similar topic instead of a well researched collection of data gathered to prove a point。 What made the ‘listicle’ feeling worse was the constant reference to interviews over phone and skype/zoom。 I understand that， especially during our still raging pandemic， it is often the best way to get information straight form the people doing the research， but it just makes the whole process feel less rigorous than it probably was。 Obviously， this feeling is subjective but I have noticed this pattern in the books I have recently read。 Worth picking up if you want some interesting factoids about different animal species and how the females， or more accurately non-obvious-males， of those species break the hetero-normative expectations。 Not a good choice if you are already familiar with the topic or are looking for a more in depth look at how judgment calls of what is and isn’t natural in the animal kingdom translates to human society。 。。。more
Megan Robbins
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She ate and now I hate men of every species！ （Apart from seahorses， they’re cute）
Seren
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This should be recommended over Dawkins。 This should be on the university reading lists。 This is essential。
kate
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Wildly fascinating and great road trip reading with the family。
Susan Bache Brewer
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Junk science - or the science of animals’ junk。 Smart and funny， Lucy Cooke delves into the role of females and sex in the animal kingdom。 She debunks Darwin’s defining principal of male dominance hierarchies and explores the continuum of sexual roles， identity， and anatomy。
Steve
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Some really interesting info about female creatures in many species esp those that don’t seem to conform to various stereotypes about female creatures in general。 And some perfectly valid criticisms of scientists making mistakes in their descriptions of females， mostly based on their own pre-conceived ideas。 Along with some over-the-top “over-corrections” in my opinion。 There’s a lot of humor in the book， but it’s mixed in with a lot of righteous indignation， so that mix may or may not be your c Some really interesting info about female creatures in many species esp those that don’t seem to conform to various stereotypes about female creatures in general。 And some perfectly valid criticisms of scientists making mistakes in their descriptions of females， mostly based on their own pre-conceived ideas。 Along with some over-the-top “over-corrections” in my opinion。 There’s a lot of humor in the book， but it’s mixed in with a lot of righteous indignation， so that mix may or may not be your cup of tea。 But I think all the fascinating descriptions of weird and wonderful animals outweigh possible shortcomings in the book。 。。。more
Anaide
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This book is so good。 Insane amount of time and research went into this， but it still written in a way that even a non-professional can understand。 I felt sad sometimes uncovering only the tip of the iceberg of bias and sexism that plagued the field of biology （and it still does at times）， but also encouraged by all these awesome scientists challenging the status quo。 I finally felt proud being a female。 All the bullshit stereotypes of dynamics in which male is the star and female is the sorry l This book is so good。 Insane amount of time and research went into this， but it still written in a way that even a non-professional can understand。 I felt sad sometimes uncovering only the tip of the iceberg of bias and sexism that plagued the field of biology （and it still does at times）， but also encouraged by all these awesome scientists challenging the status quo。 I finally felt proud being a female。 All the bullshit stereotypes of dynamics in which male is the star and female is the sorry loser affected me in way that I kind of turned on my own sex too （all the I am not like other woman mentality， just to distinguish myself from the not so flattering misconceptions）。 This book kinda crashed a lot of these feeling by introducing me to all kinds of diferent animal societes where females have signicant roles often times as leaders。 Truly eye-opening stuff。 。。。more
Karen Berlin
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While I took in many episodes of Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” as a child， read multiple issues of “Ranger Rick，” and enjoyed learning alongside my own children through seasons of “Kratt’s Creatures，” nothing prepared me for or comes close to the myth-busting， counter schema revelations offered in this comprehensive examination of females across species！ Whether through the eye-witness accounts of female spiders that kill and then feast on their mate’s corpse， lionesses who copulate with mult While I took in many episodes of Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” as a child， read multiple issues of “Ranger Rick，” and enjoyed learning alongside my own children through seasons of “Kratt’s Creatures，” nothing prepared me for or comes close to the myth-busting， counter schema revelations offered in this comprehensive examination of females across species！ Whether through the eye-witness accounts of female spiders that kill and then feast on their mate’s corpse， lionesses who copulate with multiple males multiple times/day， or the elaborate descriptions of anatomical features that ensure female agency， readers will likely discover more than they ever wanted to know about female reproduction， status， and surprising dominance in the animal kingdom。 。。。more
Alyssa Tuininga
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This is the epitome of amazing science reads for me- cool anatomy， humor， random awesome facts to share with your friends， and a real look at bias and truth in science。 This was one of my science book club books this month。 I absolutely loved it。 （Did you know female opossums have two ovaries， two uteri， two services， and two vaginas， what's more， they have a third temporary vagina that shows up simply to give birth and then closes up again？ Fascinating！） This is the epitome of amazing science reads for me- cool anatomy， humor， random awesome facts to share with your friends， and a real look at bias and truth in science。 This was one of my science book club books this month。 I absolutely loved it。 （Did you know female opossums have two ovaries， two uteri， two services， and two vaginas， what's more， they have a third temporary vagina that shows up simply to give birth and then closes up again？ Fascinating！） 。。。more
Matt Carter
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Bitch: On the Female of the Species is an essential read if you are in the science field （and probably a should read for everyone else as well）。 I listened to Lucy Cooke read her book and her enthusiasm definitely comes through。 Her research took her around the globe where she interviewed trailblazing scientists studying the mostly ignored females and their roles in the animal kingdom。 Her writing was quite is a great overview of the contemporary research and a great place to start your studies Bitch: On the Female of the Species is an essential read if you are in the science field （and probably a should read for everyone else as well）。 I listened to Lucy Cooke read her book and her enthusiasm definitely comes through。 Her research took her around the globe where she interviewed trailblazing scientists studying the mostly ignored females and their roles in the animal kingdom。 Her writing was quite is a great overview of the contemporary research and a great place to start your studies in animal biology。 If you want more， you can always use her writing as a guide as a whose who in sex and gender studies in the animal kingdom and follow the researchers Ms。 Cooke talked to。 。。。more
ReaderofBooks
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Toen ik hoorde dat dit boek uitkwam， wist ik dat dit waarschijnlijk een nieuwe favoriet ging worden。 Ondanks alle hoge verwachtingen， stelde het niet teleur。 Een weergaloos， goed onderzocht en grappig geschreven boek over de diversiteit van geslacht en seksuele voorkeur in het dierenrijk én over hoe het Victoriaanse conservatieve gedachtengoed tot relatief recent heeft gezorgd voor （slechte） vooringenomen wetenschap。 Met klapperende oren heb ik zitten lezen over hoe gedrags/evolutionair onderzoe Toen ik hoorde dat dit boek uitkwam， wist ik dat dit waarschijnlijk een nieuwe favoriet ging worden。 Ondanks alle hoge verwachtingen， stelde het niet teleur。 Een weergaloos， goed onderzocht en grappig geschreven boek over de diversiteit van geslacht en seksuele voorkeur in het dierenrijk én over hoe het Victoriaanse conservatieve gedachtengoed tot relatief recent heeft gezorgd voor （slechte） vooringenomen wetenschap。 Met klapperende oren heb ik zitten lezen over hoe gedrags/evolutionair onderzoek willens en wetens soms in het keurlijf van traditionele rolpatronen is geperst。 Het benadrukt maar weer eens het belang van diversiteit in de wetenschap。 Cooke maakt duidelijk hoe de feministische revolutie en acceptatie van de LGBTQI+ gemeenschap ervoor hebben gezorgd dat er nu opeens dingen worden ontdekt die eerst niet voor mogelijk werden gehouden。 Oftewel zonder diversiteit zal de kennis over onze wereld achterblijven。Cooke neemt je mee van gender fluïde vissen （spoiler: Marlin in Finding Nemo was trans）， Orca's in de overgang， dictatoriale vrouwtjes， lesbische albatrossen en aseksuele raderdiertjes。 En daarmee blijkt maar weer dat de natuur divers is in al zijn vormen 。。。more
Kira
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The science was interesting and Cooke's writing and narration are good。 It went on a bit too long in my opinion （I started losing interest after the Orcas/Elephants）， but still a solid and interesting read！ I think this would have been better if the author dialed back the gender and sexuality agenda。 I think it's quite odd to impose upon the animal kingdom our human notions of gender， identity， and sexuality so as to seek self validation。 That isn't to say it isn't fascinating to learn about the The science was interesting and Cooke's writing and narration are good。 It went on a bit too long in my opinion （I started losing interest after the Orcas/Elephants）， but still a solid and interesting read！ I think this would have been better if the author dialed back the gender and sexuality agenda。 I think it's quite odd to impose upon the animal kingdom our human notions of gender， identity， and sexuality so as to seek self validation。 That isn't to say it isn't fascinating to learn about the diversity of the animal kingdom and how our knowledge of females is growing/improving， but that enumerating examples of homosexuality and non-binary animals in nature isn't likely to change the mind of a stalwart opponent to LGBT+ issues/identities。 Just as the author cautions against generalizing behaviors across species， I might caution against seeking self validation from other species。 。。。more
Clare Davidson
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Loved this book， fascinating and eye opening A wonderful introduction to the startling messiness of biology and the array of sex and social roles in the animal kingdom。
Homefries
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OMG I learned so much， felt so released by Cooke's study of females in the animal world of which we're a part。 AND her quest for transparency in science--beginning with the deeply paternalistic， biased， religiously constricted template for understanding evolution set forth by Darwin。 It's not a cancelation， just a plea for a much more accurate accounting of who we are。 PLUS， Cooke is funny as hell。 She's def invited to my imaginary dinner party of bitches I wanna know。 OMG I learned so much， felt so released by Cooke's study of females in the animal world of which we're a part。 AND her quest for transparency in science--beginning with the deeply paternalistic， biased， religiously constricted template for understanding evolution set forth by Darwin。 It's not a cancelation， just a plea for a much more accurate accounting of who we are。 PLUS， Cooke is funny as hell。 She's def invited to my imaginary dinner party of bitches I wanna know。 。。。more
R
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Very interesting and informative book。 Great to get a fresh look on old assumptions， we need more woman in the sciences。
Jessica Byers
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This book was soooo informative and downright fun to learn about all of these spectacular females 。 I am gonna be honest but I also kind of held quite sexist views regarding animals ， but this book was such a game changer 。 You should just go and pick it up ❤️🔥Up until 60% ， it was a solid 5 amazing stars ⭐️ but after this especially ch 10 ， 11 it became increasingly repetitive 。A drawback from this book is that the author really puts her political standpoints a lot in it which I agree with most This book was soooo informative and downright fun to learn about all of these spectacular females 。 I am gonna be honest but I also kind of held quite sexist views regarding animals ， but this book was such a game changer 。 You should just go and pick it up ❤️🔥Up until 60% ， it was a solid 5 amazing stars ⭐️ but after this especially ch 10 ， 11 it became increasingly repetitive 。A drawback from this book is that the author really puts her political standpoints a lot in it which I agree with most of them but this is a book about zoology ， you can't just do the same mistake as these old sexist scientists and apply what is to animals to <> 。 Not only that but on two instances she just put her atheist beliefs by saying ''no god can 。。 ' 'no god would 。。。' and proceeds to insult an increasingly complicated system by 'unnecessary' I found that incredibly stupid and just useless to put in a scientific books there is no need for us to know that you are an atheist ， it became uncomfortable when I read it especially being a Muslim person myself ， you can't put your atheist views as facts and by this I don't necessarily reject evolution but I just see that god is the driving force behind it but I can't -also- force my views on the author so we just need to delete "no god would 。。。 " or "no god will 。。。" other than these notes ， I had a great time with this book and I would recommend it to ANYONE not just feminists。 。。。more
Logan Streondj
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It was a pretty in depth and extensive overview of various species and taxa that do not fit traditional male female roles and stereotypes。 However it didn't really give any statistics that would indicate how prevalent it is。It is interesting that at least in land mammals all or the majority of dominant females with masculine behaviours all have a penis and scrotum and give birth through their penis。Spiders and praying mantis were the main female dominant species she covered which did not have pe It was a pretty in depth and extensive overview of various species and taxa that do not fit traditional male female roles and stereotypes。 However it didn't really give any statistics that would indicate how prevalent it is。It is interesting that at least in land mammals all or the majority of dominant females with masculine behaviours all have a penis and scrotum and give birth through their penis。Spiders and praying mantis were the main female dominant species she covered which did not have penises。Also she referred to some lizards and crustaceans that reproduce through cloning。Overall it is a good book and worth archiving may be popular with some ladies interested in the few examples of matriarchy in the wild。Also interesting was that the reasons Bonobos and thus human females have a clitoris on the outside of their vagina is to facilitate female on female sex in the missionary position。 It is one of the few animals societies where females are dominant yet do not have fully formed penises only partial。 。。。more
Kristen
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fantasticI wish I had read it slower but this was hilarious and informative！ I highly recommend it to anyone！ X
Aurora
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I liked it！ Got a little depressed with the sexism at the start/middle there but we came to a good place by the end。
Juny Pagán
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Este es un libro excelente para conocer hechos asombrosos sobre algunas hembras de diferentes especies y sus impresionantes vidas en términos de supervivencia y reproducción。 Resulta crucial comprender cómo， a lo largo de la historia y en el presente， se ha subestimado el papel fundamental de las hembras en el mundo animal。 A través de este libro， se nos presenta un valioso recordatorio de la importante contribución que las hembras han hecho y siguen haciendo a la evolución y a la vida en nuestr Este es un libro excelente para conocer hechos asombrosos sobre algunas hembras de diferentes especies y sus impresionantes vidas en términos de supervivencia y reproducción。 Resulta crucial comprender cómo， a lo largo de la historia y en el presente， se ha subestimado el papel fundamental de las hembras en el mundo animal。 A través de este libro， se nos presenta un valioso recordatorio de la importante contribución que las hembras han hecho y siguen haciendo a la evolución y a la vida en nuestro planeta。Se examina la complejidad de la expresión biológica del sexo y cómo puede dar lugar a variaciones que desafían los estereotipos de género tradicionales。 Cooke nos muestra cómo el proceso de desarrollo fetal es un proceso dinámico y activo en la formación de las hembras。 También nos lleva a reflexionar sobre la importancia de la elección sexual y la libertad femenina en el reino animal。 En esta obra echa por tierra la vieja idea， hoy refutada， de que las hembras son monógamas， castas y pasivas; en su lugar， nos muestra que las hembras de muchas especies pueden ser tan promiscuas e infieles como los machos。 La autora nos introduce en el trabajo de la gran Sarah Blaffer Hrdy en el campo de la biología evolutiva， explorando sus teorías sobre la maternidad y el infanticidio。 Además， analiza cómo las hembras de algunas especies pueden ser auténticas asesinas en lo que se refiere al sexo， como en el caso de algunas especies de arañas， así como en cuestiones de maternidad， como en el caso de las suricatas。 Se documenta lo que para mí es uno de los aspectos más llamativos aparte de la elección de pareja femenina: la competencia intrasexual femenina。 Y por mencionar un último punto， Cooke nos ofrece una descripción de la complejidad de la maternidad de una forma atractiva， al tiempo que desmonta algunos de los mitos más persistentes relacionados con ella。En cuanto a la divulgación de estos temas， puede decirse que se ha hecho un trabajo excelente， y sería quedarse corto no destacar el valor de esta valiosa fuente de información。 Sin embargo， como lector de ciencia， siempre he pensado que la ciencia debe estar libre de cualquier influencia ideológica。 Por supuesto， no podemos negar que la perspectiva política y social de un autor puede influir en su forma de presentar y analizar la información， pero eso no significa que debamos aceptar sin cuestionar sus interpretaciones。 A continuación se exponen algunas críticas al libro， que pueden no ser del agrado de todos。El objetivo de mi lectura era aprender datos científicos sobre las hembras en el mundo animal， pero terminé comiéndome algo diferente: un caballo de Troya feminista。 Este libro parece enfocado a un público específico， especialmente a las feministas mainstream que están empezando a estudiar biología。 Muchos autores necesitan algo o alguien a quien atacar en sus tesis， y en este caso el enemigo es lo masculino， el varón y el patriarcado y el patriarcado y el patriarcado。 A lo largo del libro destaca los sesgos que ensucian la ciencia， pero también critica y se queja constantemente de la atención que se centra en el macho y， por supuesto， también de los científicos varones。 Gran parte del libro parece una respuesta al extremo minoritario que aún piensa en términos patriarcales y que mantiene viejos estereotipos de las ciencias biológicas， que en el libro se dirige casi exclusivamente a los científicos varones， de modo que alguien sin muchos conocimientos previos sobre el tema podría salir con una imagen poco halagüeña de los científicos varones en el campo de la biología。 Además， a menudo se toman ejemplos de enfoques masculinos que peor han dejado a la biología evolutiva para cuestionarlos desde una interpretación poco caritativa y desacreditarlos， una práctica que resonará en muchas y que puede hacer que la biología evolutiva tenga una imagen negativa。 Se percibe su desdén por lo masculino en el libro， como cuando hace una observación jocosa sobre las sociedades de lagartos whiptail exclusivamente femeninas de que «la ausencia de machos da lugar a una sociedad más tolerante。 Todo esto me hace desear reencarnarme en una lagarto whiptail unisexual»。Lo que nos lleva al punto de que el libro es «ciencia feminista»， no simplemente ciencia， y esta perspectiva se refleja en gran parte de sus argumentos。 Es importante señalar que no es un libro neutral para aprender sobre las hembras en el mundo animal y que sus interpretaciones pueden estar influidas por su ideología， lo que puede generar distorsiones en la forma de entender y analizar el comportamiento animal， al igual que ocurrió en la época victoriana que tanto critica la autora。También interpreta de forma poco caritativa la psicología evolucionista， a pesar de que ella misma documenta ocasionalmente hallazgos que algunos psicólogos evolucionistas， incluidos los varones a los que critica， como David Buss， llevan años diciendo， por ejemplo， que las hembras humanas «pueden haber seguido una estrategia reproductiva mixta， eligiendo a sus parejas en función de su potencial de inversión y escabulléndose durante la ovulación para mantener relaciones orgásmicas con machos de alta calidad»。 Teniendo experiencia con las reacciones «biofóbicas»， estoy seguro de que si esto último lo hubiera dicho un psicólogo evolucionista —preferiblemente varón— habría sido tachado del mismísimo diablo pseudocientífico， pero al parecer en este libro se estará a salvo de tales acusaciones al documentar tales observaciones。El primatólogo y antropólogo Richard Wrangham tampoco se libra del ataque feminista。 Cooke acusa a sus teorías de que «son una bendición para los antropólogos que buscan evidencias de un estado natural de ascendencia masculina agresiva» y de que， desde un punto de vista feminista， parecen dejar a las hembras «aisladas， vulnerables y oprimidas»。 Y como los chimpancés no son «un regalo para el movimiento feminista» （de Waal， citado en el libro）， recurre en su lugar a los bonobos， que son una «esperanza de una visión con mayor empoderamiento femenino de nuestro pasado y nuestro futuro»。 Parece que la autora ya tiene los pies dentro de lo que se llama la falacia naturalista， cometida muy convenientemente。 Al parecer， es un pecado capital caer en esta falacia si se trata de chimpancés， pero no lo es cuando se trata de bonobos。 Siempre he sospechado que solo es válido aplicar el pensamiento evolucionista y cometer falacias si no se trata de algo moralmente repulsivo y/o si se ajustan a un objetivo político deseado。 Parafraseando a la autora， «las hembras bonobos han evolucionado para derrocar al patriarcado»。La autora， lamentablemente， cae en la histeria de los años 2000 con su tendenciosa interpretación de A Natural History of Rape de Randy Thornhill y Craig T。 Palmer。 Describe esta obra como una justificación， en lugar de una explicación， para «la violación， la infidelidad conyugal y algunas formas de maltrato doméstico»。 Pero， como es habitual， su interpretación distorsiona por completo el mensaje del libro。 Los autores hacen varias aclaraciones a lo largo del libro para evitar malentendidos y malas interpretaciones， se pronuncian enérgicamente contra esta práctica y aclaran que no se trata de una justificación sino de una explicación。 Además， dedican capítulos enteros a desmontar las falacias comunes que pueden rodear el tema y a proponer posibles soluciones para abordar el fenómeno de la violación。 La autora puede estar cayendo en la psicología de la ideología， que puede encerrar a las personas en un marco normativo que distorsiona su percepción de la realidad。 Es crucial que evitemos tales distorsiones si queremos mantener un diálogo honesto y riguroso sobre temas delicados como la violación y llegar a sus soluciones。La autora desacredita la idea de Bateman sobre los roles sexuales a pesar de las evidencias que sugieren que siguen siendo válidos。 A este respecto， Janicke （2016） y sus colegas encontraron evidencias y demostraron que la selección sexual， medida por la métrica de Bateman， es más intensa en machos que en hembras a lo largo y ancho del reino animal。 Además， descubrieron que este patrón evolutivo está asociado a diferencias en el cuidado parental y al dimorfismo sexual。 Como dicen los autores， estos resultados aportan pruebas sólidas de que el concepto de Darwin de los roles sexuales convencionales es acertado y contradicen las críticas recientes a la teoría de la selección sexual。Por supuesto， digo todo esto porque «soy un hombre frágil que se siente atacado， soy un machista， sexista e “incel” que defiende el sexismo y el patriarcado y además quiero seguir perpetrando la opresión de las mujeres en la sociedad»。 Del mismo modo que si hablo de algún aspecto del cristianismo «soy un hombre de poca fe que se siente tentado， soy un hereje， infiel y pecador que defiende las obras del diablo y además quiero hacer llover el pecado sobre la sociedad»。Si hacer críticas me convierte en eso， qué otra opción tengo; mejor sigamos pecando。 Sospecho que la reticencia a aceptar los hallazgos de Bateman y otros se debe principalmente a cuestiones políticas influidas por la ideología progresista y el feminismo más que a cuestiones de hechos。 Tal vez sea que se cae en falacias， como la falacia moralista， como puede verse un poco cuando la autora distorsiona y desestima el pensamiento y los hallazgos de la psicología evolucionista cuando no coinciden con la opinión del feminismo mainstream， pero acepta los que sí lo hacen （las mujeres «pueden haber seguido una estrategia reproductiva mixta…»）。 Con la falacia moralista， los hallazgos que de algún modo se consideran obstáculos para determinadas políticas sociales deben ser falsos porque no encajan en el marco normativo， independientemente de todas las evidencias。 Lo que significa que los sesgos debidos a la ideología， que irónicamente la autora expone en la conclusión del libro， siguen empañando la ciencia， como ocurría en la época victoriana y tanto se critica hoy en día。 Por muy bienintencionados que sean para la sociedad y para la ciencia， el feminismo y la ideología progresista tampoco están exentos de empañar la ciencia。 Un posible rayo de luz sobre esta cuestión sería cuando la autora cita a Patricia Gowaty， en un capítulo en el que descarta la teoría de la anisogamia， diciendo que ella piensa que «la teoría de la anisogamia refuerza de algún modo la misoginia generalizada en el mundo»。Al final del libro， la autora afirma lo siguiente:Las reglas de la biología evolutiva no sólo fueron desarrolladas por hombres， sino por hombres blancos de clase alta de las sociedades postindustriales occidentales。 Una mezcla de sexos， sexualidades， géneros， colores de piel， clases， culturas， capacidades y edades trabajando juntos en proyectos de investigación ayudará a eliminar sesgos de todo tipo， ya sean sexistas， geográficos， heteronormativos， racistas o de otro tipo。 Se trata de una buena intención。 Es posible que la diversidad de personas pueda eliminar algunos sesgos existentes en la ciencia， por ejemplo， el sesgo del endogrupo que favorece al grupo de hombres blancos， heterosexuales y occidentales。 Y aunque estoy de acuerdo en que deberíamos aceptar a cualquier persona en la ciencia sin prejuicios， debemos recordar que los prejuicios， los sesgos y la discriminación no son exclusivos de ningún grupo en particular。 Como humanos， todos somos susceptibles de sufrir prejuicios y sesgos， especialmente del sesgo del endogrupo， incluidos los que pertenecen a grupos marginados。 Todos estos grupos son también creadores potenciales de todo este mal resultante， ya sea en la ciencia o en cualquier otra esfera de la vida， no solo los hombres blancos， heterosexuales y occidentales。 Lo que me lleva a preguntarme si todo eso se trata de una solución real o si simplemente enmascara un deseo político progresista actual。 Me preocupa que en nuestro deseo de una mayor diversidad y equidad en la ciencia corramos el riesgo de crear nuevos sesgos y prejuicios。 Si elegimos a personas para puestos en la ciencia en función de su raza， sexo u orientación sexual， ¿no estaremos perpetuando el problema que intentamos resolver？ Debemos ser cautos al abordar este problema y asegurarnos de no caer en otras nuevas trampas y esforzarnos por ser justos sin comprometer la calidad de la ciencia。 Solo así podremos garantizar que la investigación moderna no quede desacreditada en el futuro a causa de los sesgos actuales。Para terminar， si algún lector ha tenido el placer de sumergirse en las páginas del nuevo libro de Ed Yong， An Immense World， encontrará que el estilo de este es sorprendentemente similar。 En términos de divulgación científica， este libro es excelente y merece un 10 para Lucy Cooke por su trabajo。 Aunque debo mencionar que habría preferido una obra más neutral y menos politizada， con menos el patriarcado y el machismo y el patriarcado y el machismo…; por eso y， más concretamente， por el caballo de Troya que me comí le doy 2 estrellas。 No obstante， el libro es estupendo para aprender sobre la importancia de las hembras y cómo hemos estado culturalmente cegados durante tanto tiempo ante lo obvio: que las hembras también son agentes activos de la evolución， gracias a observaciones que han «transformado el pensamiento científico y rehabilitado a la hembra de víctima pasiva a agente activo de su propio destino evolutivo»。 Hace unos años me apasioné por conocer a fondo este sexo y me enamoré de su complejidad y del papel que ha desempeñado en la evolución。 Hoy estoy agradecido a Lucy Cooke por regalarnos este libro y por ayudarnos a ampliar nuestra comprensión del sexo femenino。**********Recomiendo algunos libros más neutrales que tocan la biología evolutiva de la hembra y también sobre la selección sexual （dejaré de lado los que tratan exclusivamente de los humanos）。• Male Choice， Female Competition， and Female Ornaments in Sexual Selection， de Ingo Schlupp• La evolución de la belleza， de Richard Prumm• El gusto por la belleza， de Michael Ryan• The Social Instinct， de Nichola Raihani• Male， Female （3ª ed。）， de David Geary• Evolución， de Richard Dawkins （biología evolutiva general）• El gen egoísta， de Richard Dawkins （el que tanto critica la autora; biología evolutiva general）• Bono。 La autora analiza el papel de la testosterona en el desarrollo anatómico， fisiológico y psicológico de un sexo。 Para un libro más neutral y que también se aplica a cuestiones de selección sexual， véase T， de Carole Hooven; para más de esta hormona véase también Behave， de Robert Sapolsky。 。。。more
Ashley
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👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻I haven’t written it yet， but I’m fairly certain this review will mostly be made up of quotes。 That’s the reason I have been letting it hold up my review queue， because I haven’t had enough spoons to sit down and go through all my tabs [see below for picture] for my favorite bits， and then organize the bits into some sort of order， and then finally think up smart things to say about them。 And if not smart， then at least entertaining。I picked this book up because I happened to be in Bar 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻I haven’t written it yet， but I’m fairly certain this review will mostly be made up of quotes。 That’s the reason I have been letting it hold up my review queue， because I haven’t had enough spoons to sit down and go through all my tabs [see below for picture] for my favorite bits， and then organize the bits into some sort of order， and then finally think up smart things to say about them。 And if not smart， then at least entertaining。I picked this book up because I happened to be in Barnes & Noble getting another book and saw this one， which had just been picked by my friend Jessy as a book club pick for February 2023。 I sat down just to look at it， with no intention of buying。 I read the first page and then bought it。 This was the sentence that did it: “Male animals led swashbuckling lives of thrusting agency。” She goes on throughout the rest of the book to prove that sentence wrong。 But it’s still hilarious。I’m not even going to try to get detailed with this， but in general， this is a book about how social constructs like morality， religion， patriarchy and the sexism they generate has affected our perception of the natural world， and in particular the behavior of male and female animals。 Science， despite outward nods to progress， is in many ways stuck in the Victorian era with Charles Darwin （who the author clearly admires but also isn’t afraid to poke fun at）。 Cooke unearths studies and scientists whose revolutionary and extremely interesting findings and theories are in general being ignore or are slow to be adopted because they set our cultural paradigms on their heads。 It was so， so interesting， and a couple of sections genuinely blew my mind （like the part where several scientists conclude that “female” was the original/only sex， and that sexuality started out omnidirectional）。Here is the picture of what my book looks like after reading:And here is a sampling of the author’s extremely entertaining and highly informative prose:“There is no conspiracy here， just blinkered science。 Marzluff and Balda illustrate how good scientists can suffer bad biases。 The ornithological duo were faced with confounding novel behaviour， which they interpreted within a bogus framework。 They are by no means alone in their honest error。 Science， it transpires， is soaked in accidental sexism。”“Darwin was viewing the natural world through a Victorian pinhole camera。 Understanding the female sex is giving us the widescreen version of life on earth， in full technicolour glory， and the story is all the more fascinating for it。”“‘Are we to believe that the clitoris is nothing more than a pudendal equivalent of the intestinal appendix？’ wrote Hrdy in The Woman That Never Evolved。 To her eyes， the variety of clitoral morphology screams adaptation。 ‘I cannot understand why these old canards [male scientists] persist。'”“Most people don’t think of the world flamboyant when describing a spider。 The majority of arachnids are creepy little brown jobs， their drab appearance providing necessary crypsis when hunting or avoiding detection by sharp-eyed predators。 The male peacock spider， a type of jumping spider from the Maratus genus， flouts this rule quite spectacularly。 He is the Liberace of the arachnid world — an outrageous performer who， just like his avian namesake， employs an extraordinary iridescent tail-fan to win his mate。”“Redbacks are mostly famous for their enthusiastic bite and penchant for hanging out under toilet seats， a cruel marriage that fuels international Schadenfreude with headlines like ‘Spider Bites Australian Man On Penis Again。'”“When I asked him about the Hugh Hefner Hypothesis， he told me there was no evidence of orca males favouring sex with young females: ‘I can’t see any scenario where that would be adaptive for a male orca。’ In fact， I’ve been told it is quite the reverse: post-menopausal female orcas have a decidedly cougar-like sex life and are often seen soliciting eager young pubescent males for sex。”“When Laura Bush visited Hawaii in 2006， the Republican First Lady commended the albatross couples for making lifelong commitments to one another。 What no one， least of all Bush， knew at the time was over a third of those committed couples were， to put it anthropomorphically， lesbians。”“A biologically accurate version of this hit movie [Finding Nemo] would therefore have seen Nemo’s father， Marlin， transition into a female， and then start having sex with her son， which might have made for a less popular family film。”And finally:“Rather than thinking of the sexes as wholly different biological entities， we should consider them members of the same species， with fluid， complementary differences in certain biological and physiological processes associated with reproduction， but otherwise much the same。 The time has come to ditch damaging， and frankly deluded， binary expectations because， in nature， the female experience exists on a genderless continuum: it is variable， highly plastic， and refuses to conform to archaic classifications。 Our appreciation of this fact can only enrich our understanding of the natural world and empathy for one another as humans。” 。。。more
Lindsay
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Nature is not heteronormative。This was refreshing， HILARIOUS， and delightful。 Very recommend！
Robin
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I thought that this book would be great， but it was very disappointing。 It was written by a scientist， so it droned on 。。。 and on 。。。 and on 。。。 about useless facts about different animals and tried to relate the behaviors of females back to the treatment of women and the females of species。 It was way too ridiculous for me。 Though， there was some great information about whales and dolphins。 And who knew that the only other animals to experience menopause are toothed whales？ Interesting， but not I thought that this book would be great， but it was very disappointing。 It was written by a scientist， so it droned on 。。。 and on 。。。 and on 。。。 about useless facts about different animals and tried to relate the behaviors of females back to the treatment of women and the females of species。 It was way too ridiculous for me。 Though， there was some great information about whales and dolphins。 And who knew that the only other animals to experience menopause are toothed whales？ Interesting， but not enough to give the book any higher rating。 。。。more
Jena Best
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What a glorious compendium of biological facts， combined with a punch of much-needed feminism。 As a classically trained biologist and career scientist， it is so refreshing to see this glorious collection of data challenging historical textbook "norms"。 However， it took me a while to read， as I could only read it at home。 A brand new job with people I don't know yet - maybe not the safest environment for a bright red Bitch cover 🤣 What a glorious compendium of biological facts， combined with a punch of much-needed feminism。 As a classically trained biologist and career scientist， it is so refreshing to see this glorious collection of data challenging historical textbook "norms"。 However， it took me a while to read， as I could only read it at home。 A brand new job with people I don't know yet - maybe not the safest environment for a bright red Bitch cover 🤣 。。。more
Kristen
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I wanted to like this book more than I did。 The middle sections discuaaing animal behavior and the variousnstudies that have been done were really interesting。 I loved learning about the orcas and spiders， for example。 But the first and last chapters， albeit important and relevant contextually， were dry。 As much as I am all about feminism and equality and female scientists getting their due， the slog through evolutionary biology's history and male dominance made me question if I wanted to contin I wanted to like this book more than I did。 The middle sections discuaaing animal behavior and the variousnstudies that have been done were really interesting。 I loved learning about the orcas and spiders， for example。 But the first and last chapters， albeit important and relevant contextually， were dry。 As much as I am all about feminism and equality and female scientists getting their due， the slog through evolutionary biology's history and male dominance made me question if I wanted to continue on。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I cannot have opinions or provide explicit content。 However， "Bitch" is a title that has been used in various books and can have different meanings depending on the context。 It is important to provide more information about the specific book to give a proper response。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I am not programmed to develop personal opinions or reactions to any book or content。 However， "Bitch" is a provocative and controversial book title that was written by Elizabeth Wurtzel， an American author。 The book is a memoir that deals with Wurtzel's issues with depression， addiction， and relationships， as well as her experience as an intelligent and outspoken woman in a society that often dismisses her opinions and feelings。 The book also tackles the cultural and societal expectations and double standards that women face when it comes to sex， love， and career， and addresses the use of the word "bitch" as a derogatory term。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide personal opinions or recommendations。 However， "Bitch" is a book written by Elizabeth Wurtzel， which explores cultural narratives around women and femininity。 The book discusses the societal expectations and gender roles that women are expected to conform to， and presents a thought-provoking analysis of feminist issues。
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