Ten Birds That Changed the World
New York : Basic Books, 2023, ©2023.
Format: Book
Edition: First US edition.
Description: iii, 408 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, and poetry. In Ten Birds That Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and intimate relationship through key species from all seven of the world's continents. From Odin's faithful raven companions to Darwin's finches, and from the wild turkey of the Americas to the emperor penguin as potent symbol of the climate crisis, this is a fascinating, eye-opening, and endlessly engaging work of natural history"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Raven (Corvus corax) -- Pigeon (Columba livia domestica) -- Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) -- Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) -- Darwin's finches (Geospizinae sp.) -- Guanay cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvillii) -- Snowy egret (Egretta thula) -- Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) -- Tree sparrow (Passer montanus) -- Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).
ISBN:
9781541604469
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ANIMALS Bird Mos | Main (Downtown) | Display - First Level, Nonfiction | In |
ANIMALS Bird Mos | Blythewood | Nonfiction | In |
"Originally published in 2023 by Guardian Faber Ltd. in Great Britain"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-387) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-387) and index.