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40 Weeks

A Human Pregnancy and 81 Other Ways to Reproduce

Author: Anna Blix and Nichola Smalley  

40 Weeks
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Biologist Anna Blix documents her own pregnancy alongside the mating and pregnancy journeys of 81 other species - from the Eastern grey kangaroo to the Surinam toad

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Biologist Anna Blix documents her own pregnancy alongside the mating and pregnancy journeys of 81 other species - from the Eastern grey kangaroo to the Surinam toad

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It takes 40 weeks to grow a human baby.

And the relationship between a foetus and a pregnant woman is like a little that of a parasite and its host. One takes and takes, while the other continues to give, risking their health in the process.

Is there a better way?

The Komodo dragon can reproduce via pathogenesis - fertilising its own eggs, so no male is needed.

The Surinam toad harbours live babies in craters under its skin - until they're ready to burst out into the world.

And the hyena . . . Well, best not mention the hyena . . .

Anna Blix takes the reader on a fascinating journey through her own pregnancy, introducing us in each of the 40 weeks to other creatures who have just delivered their next generation into the world.

This fun, informative and personable book provides evolutionary comfort throughout the long haul of pregnancy, and an explanation as to how we ended up here: as the smartest species with a tiresome, but perhaps not so bad way to reproduce. It could always be worse. Just ask the hyena.

Translated from the Norwegian by Nicola Smalley

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Critic Reviews

A compulsively interesting and original treatise, combining deeply personal testimony with scientific exactness. Blix takes us on a clear-eyed journey through some intriguing territory; an intellectual and literary delight! -- Dr Andy Dobson, author of Flaws of Nature
A winner. I doubt I'll have the pleasure of reading anything better this year Aftenposten
Highly entertaining and educational . . . A joy to read . . . Blix is a master at making complex science understandable to regular people -- Klassekampen
There is no better literature than great non-fiction . . . The most amazing stories about mating, pregnancy, gender and sexuality Dagbladet

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About the Author

Anna Blix is a biologist, author and political advisor at the Norwegian Parliament. She has long experience as a writer and communicator, and writes a regular column about science for the newspaper Morgenbladet

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Product Details

Publisher
Quercus Publishing | MacLehose Press
Published
13th March 2025
Pages
304
ISBN
9781529434804

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