The Life of Birds by David Attenborough
Based on the ten-part program on PBS, this work presents the drama, beauty, and eccentricities of the natural world with unusual flair and intelligence. It reviews the ideas about how and when creatures first took to the air - and why ostriches, kiwis, and other flightless birds later returned to the ground.
"A highly readable and vibrantly photographed survey of bird behavior.. Ample color photos illustrate the quirks of evolution that Attenborough playfully describes and highlight the scope of his project... This is not a long book. But it is an extraordinarily rich one."--Publishers Weekly "Each chapter is an entertaining and chatty essay that rambles amiably through a series of observations from the ornithological literature. Nearly every page is graced with stunning photographs of wild birds in the most beautiful plumages or performing unusual postures or behaviors. The book is an easy read that covers an enormous amount of information on the biology of birds."--The Quarterly Review of Biology
Sir David Attenborough, a Fellow of the Royal Society, is also a Trustee of the British Museum and an Honorary Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He is an internationally esteemed producer and has written the books accompanying his television series Trials of Life, The Living Planet, Life on Earth, and The Private Life of Plants. The latter book was a number-one bestseller in the United Kingdom and is available from Princeton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691016337 |
| ISBN 10 | 069101633X |
| Title | The Life of Birds |
| Author | David Attenborough |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1998-10-18 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of BP Natural World Book Prize 1998 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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