Al-Jahiz and his Book of Animals, artistic impression

Artistic interpretation of Al-Jahiz and the book of animals for the educational campaign ‘1001 Inventions and the Book of Animals’, by Ali Amro.

Al-Jahiz (776 – 868) wrote many books. One of his most famous works is the pioneering Kitab al-Hayawan (Book of Animals) in which he covered aspects of biology and zoology such as animal classification, food chains and evolution.