On the characteristics of animals /

• Main Author: Αιλιανός, 3ος αιώνας (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Scholfield, A. F. (Alwyn Faber), 1884-1969 (μεταφραστής.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English; Ancient Greek
• Published: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1958-1959.
• Series: Loeb Classical Library 446, 448-449.
• Subjects: Φυσική ιστορία > Προ-Λινναία έργα.; Ζώα; Ηλεκτρονικά βιβλία

In On the Characteristics of Animals, Aelian (c. 170-after 230 CE) collects facts and fables about the animal kingdom and invites the reader to ponder contrasts between human and animal behavior.