Zoology, the study of animals, involves studying
the different species of animals, the environment in which
they live, and their organs. Aristotle was very persistent with his studies of the zoological sciences and made many contributions to how we study zoology today. He made observations on the anatomy of
octopi, cuttlefish, crustaceans, and many other marine invertebrates
that were remarkably accurate. These discoveries
on the anatomy could have only been made by dissecting of the animals. Through dissection, Greek zoologists studied the structures and functions of anatomies of
various animals. Some structures that were studied were bones
and membranes. However, to discover and learn about the diversity
about animals, Greek Zoologists had to narrow their areas of study by
attempting to classify the organisms.
Click on one of these subjects to learn what the Greek Zoologists studied and discovered in their period and how they classified the animals:
Greek Classification of Animals
Aristotle contributed many works about animals. To read some of his literature, click below and you'll be connected to the site where you can read his literature: