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The Storm-petrels
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Storm-petrels af Rob Thomas, 9781472985828
Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9781472985828
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1472985826
Udg. Dato:
18 jul 2024
Størrelse i cm:
24,0 x 16,0 x 2,0
Oplagsdato:
18 jul 2024
Forfatter(e):
Paperback 2024
Format:

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Imagine a bird as small as a sparrow, which lives most of its life on the open ocean yet can survive for decades. It walks on the water, and migrates half way around the world, returning to remote islands to breed underground, often in exactly the same rock crevice each year. To attract a mate it sings like a fairy and smells aromatic, but it vomits oil onto its enemies. It visits its nest by night, lays a single enormous egg, and feeds its chick until the nestling weighs more than both parents put together. It seems to have little fear of humans, but was itself feared by ancient seafarers. This might sound like the stuff of legend, but is actually the description of the European Storm-petrel, a member of the Hydrobatidae family.

The latest in the Poyser series, with comprehensive text and beautiful illustrations, this follows the remarkable life of the storm-petrel. Focusing on the European species, it tracks their lives from the remote North Atlantic islands, where they breed via the coasts of Africa, to the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean, where they spend the northern winter. There is also discussion on other members of the storm-petrel family. We learn about their evolution, behaviour, ecology, and adaptations to a life in the harsh and unpredictable environment of the open ocean, and discover what these enigmatic seabirds can tell us about what humans are doing to our planet.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9781472985828
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1472985826
Udg. Dato:
18 jul 2024
Størrelse i cm:
24,0 x 16,0 x 2,0
Oplagsdato:
18 jul 2024
Forfatter(e):
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