ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Natale Conti

Natale Conti was a man who was born a long, long time ago. He was born in the year 1520, which is almost 500 years ago! Natale Conti was from Italy, which is a country in Europe. He lived during a time when people didn't have the same things we have now, like TVs or computers.

Now, Natale Conti was very interested in learning about plants and animals. He wanted to know everything he could about them! He even wrote many books about these things that he learned. These books were called "natural histories." Natale Conti wanted to help people understand more about the world they lived in.

One of the things that made Natale Conti's books special was that they had really cool pictures in them! Even though he didn't have a camera like we do now, he was able to draw pictures of plants and animals that looked very real. People really liked looking at his pictures and learning about the things he saw.

Natale Conti lived to be a very old man. He died when he was 80 years old, which is a lot older than most people lived to be back then! But even though he is no longer alive, his books are still very important to scientists and people who want to learn more about plants and animals. Thanks to people like Natale Conti, we know more about the world around us than we ever did before!