Bestiaries and Beyond
Arts & Ideas
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The Invention of Animals
The idea that the Golden Moles, closest family member is not in fact a mole but an elephant. It's a way of pointing to the fact that the world is far stranger and more nuanced in its realities than we might give it credit for. I want to ask you, Dan, about this because you've got a particular take on Linnaeus and the Linnaeus idea of categorizing and taxonomy. He's part of your notion of the invention of animals.
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