Ten Birds That Changed the World
Published on 28. February 2023
288 pages
978-1-78335-243-2 (ISBN)
Description
For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religion 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 eventful relationship through ten 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.
In Ten Birds that Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and eventful relationship through ten 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.
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Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
2,16 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78335-243-2 (9781783352432)
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Ten Birds That Changed the World
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03/2023
Guardian Faber Publishing
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Person
Stephen Moss is a naturalist, broadcaster, television producer and author. In a distinguished career at the BBC Natural History Unit his credits included Springwatch, Birds Britannia and The Nature of Britain. His books include The Robin, A Bird in the Bush, The Bumper Book of Nature, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds and Wild Kingdom. He is also Senior Lecturer in Nature and Travel Writing at Bath Spa University. Originally from London, he lives with his family on the Somerset Levels, and is President of the Somerset Wildlife Trust.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1: Raven (Corvus corax)
- 2: Pigeon (Columba livia domestica)
- 3: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- 4: Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)
- 5: Darwin's Finches (Geospizinae sp.)
- 6: Guanay Cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvillii)
- 7: Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- 8: Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- 9: Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
- 10: Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright
