Essays by Isaac Asimov about zoology

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

That's About the Size of It

Subject: animal extremes of size
First Published In: Oct-61, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1963 View from A Height
  
• 1977 Asimov on Numbers
  

The Dangers of Intelligence

Subject: the success of humans vs. animals
First Published In: Jun-83, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1986 The Dangers of Intelligence
  

The Conquest of the Land

Subject: earlier than expected land life
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1989 Frontiers
  

Invading the Land

Subject: tracing the first land animals
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

The Egg on Land

Subject: the egg was important for land animals
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Whales with Feet

Subject: a link showing land animals' return to water
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Where Have All the Monsters Gone?

Original Title: Hunting Modern Day Monsters
Subject: monsters in the sea
First Published In: Sep-79, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1981 Change!
  

The Monster's Arms

Subject: small arms may indicate only a scavenger
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

The March of the Phyla

Subject: reasoning through the chain of life from simple to complex
First Published In: May-60, Astounding
Collection(s):

• 1978 Life and Time
  

Identifying Ourselves

Subject: definitions of "human being" by different branches of science
First Published In: May-81, Science Digest
Collection(s):

• DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY COLLECTIONS
  

Beyond the Phyla

Subject: how the most successful phyla solve life's problems
First Published In: Jul-60, Astounding
Collection(s):

• 1978 Life and Time
  

The Insecticide That Turns a Bug Against Itself

Subject: the use of juvenile hormone as an insecticide
First Published In: May-Jun-67, Those Amazing Electronic Thinking Machines
Collection(s):

• DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY COLLECTIONS
  

Ants - and the Animal Kingdom

Subject: the total mass of ants exceeds that of all other animals combined
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Our Cousin the Coelacanth

Original Title: Meet Our Cousin the Coelacanth (V1,18)
Subject: the earliest animals to leave the water
First Published In: 13-Mar-87, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1989 Frontiers
  

Our Ancestor, the Coelacanth?

Subject: the Coelacanth was thought to be extinct but is living still
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

The Homing Turtles

Subject: why turtles cross the Atlantic Ocean
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1989 Frontiers
  

The Evolution of Human Flight

Original Title: Naturally, We Fly
Subject: flight by animals and man
First Published In: 1973, Matsunaga, US Senator Spark (A book published in 1981)
Collection(s):

• 1975 Science Past - Science Future
  

Holes in the Head

Subject: duckbill platypus
First Published In: Sep-71, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1972 The Left Hand of the Electron
  

The Oddest Mammal

Original Title: Monotremes : Oddest of Odd Animals (V11)
Subject: surprising duckbill platypus abilities
First Published In: 10-Jun-88, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1989 Frontiers
  

The Duckbill Platypus

Subject: the platypus is an animal that is difficult to categorize
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

What Do You Call a Platypus

Subject: categorizing animals
First Published In: Mar-72, International Wildlife
Collection(s):

• 1973 Today and Tomorrow and . . .
  

Smart, But Not Smart Enough?

Original Title: Chimpanzees
Subject: chimpanzees are too smart to do menial slave labor
First Published In: 4-May-74, TV Guide
Collection(s):

• 1977 The Beginning and the End
  

The Real Unicorn

Subject: the minotaur and the unicorn of myth may have been an aurochs
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Living Through the Winter

Original Title: Living Through Winter
Subject: hibernation and migration
First Published In: 1974, Book of Knowledge Annual
Collection(s):

• 1975 Science Past - Science Future
  

The Critters Within (by Janet)

Subject: human parasites are still a problem
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Doctor, Doctor, Cut My Throat

Subject: thyroid gland
First Published In: Aug-72, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1973 The Tragedy of the Moon