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The Bird: A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From, and How They Live

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Availability:In StockContributor:Colin TudgePublish date:2010-09-07Pages:480
Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780307342058ISBN-10:307342050UPC:9780307342058Book Category:Nature, ScienceBook Subcategory:Birdwatching Guides, Life Sciences, AnimalsBook Topic:Zoology, BirdsSize:9.25 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SCBVQ8JWA0

The Bird: A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From, and How They Live

- How are birds so good at flying and navigating?
- Why are birds so like mammals- and yet so very different?
- Did birds descend from dinosaurs, and if so, does that mean birds are dinosaurs?
- How do they court each other and fend off rivals?
- What' s being communicated in birdsong?
- Can we ever know how birds think?

In this fascinating exploration of the avian class, Colin Tudge considers the...




Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780307342058ISBN-10:307342050UPC:9780307342058Book Category:Nature, ScienceBook Subcategory:Birdwatching Guides, Life Sciences, AnimalsBook Topic:Zoology, BirdsSize:9.25 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SCBVQ8JWA0
COLIN TUDGE is the author of The Link, The Tree, The Variety of Life, and So Shall We Reap and a fellow of the Linnean Society of London. A former features editor for New Scientist and documentarian for the BBC, he is currently a full-time writer and public speaker. He lives in Oxford, England.
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)

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