Natural history side 5
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Part of Prentice Hall's Primate Field Studies series. This field study is intended to introduce students to the habitat, behavior and social organization, of the Gibbons of Khao Yai. Illustration...
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The author and his wife are the proud owners of a small zoo on the island of Jersey. But there's one thing that's better than a small zoo - a bigger one. So the author heads off to South America to co...
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How close are we to finding extraterrestrial life in our own solar system? What is the ultimate fate of the universe? Using sketches and photos, it demonstrates what we could do to prevent an asteroid...
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A collection of images of universe's farthest reaches that reveals the grandeur of the universe's earliest eons - using computers, electronics, optics and satellite technology to expand the boundaries...
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An astonishing orbital tour of our home planet, revealing not only Earth's present, but also its deep past and its possible future 200 colour photos...
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When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the surface of the Moon in July 1969, it marked the pinnacle of the Apollo programme and a victory over the Soviets. But victory came at a terrible pri...
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Concerned with Andean cosmology, this book explains why Andean indigenous communities are recognizably Andean after a half-millennium of forced exposure to Western systems of thought and belief. It de...
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This field guide is dedicated to Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean. It provides a brief and informative summary of what is known about the birds of Cuba, making it useful for birders and touri...
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Containing 200 colour photos, this book talks about the birds who return each year to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to nest - and how they link every point on the globe. It offers life histories...
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Science and art collaborate to reveal a stunning, even sensual, microscopic world. col. Illustrations...
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An environmental parable for our times - the story of a beautiful blue bird meeting its nemesis at the end of the 20th-century. (1 x 8pp colour plates), With index...
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Opens the beehive to reveal the inner life of these unsung heroes of the food chain. This title helps to discover why honeybees are disappearing and what we can do about it; the beekeeper's trade and ...
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Man has unfairly demonised wolves for centuries. More than two million have been exterminated by humans due to misconceptions about the wolf being a destructive, ruthless, random predator. The authors...
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Everything you need for a quick tour of everything You are here. illustrations...
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Presents the history of how the universe at large became the object of scientific understanding. Starting with the ancient creation myths, this book offers an integrated and comprehensive account of c...
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The kea, a crow-sized parrot that lives in the rugged mountains of New Zealand, is considered by some a playful comic and by others a vicious killer. Its true character is a mystery that biologists ha...
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