Brilliant Birds

Ace Mimics, Night Hunters and Epic Journeys

John Farndon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

32 Seiten

2016
Hungry Tomato Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-910684-54-2 (ISBN)

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Brilliant Birds...Meet our top ten feathered friends with their super senses, camouflage savvy and amazing song repertoires. Find out about how weaverbirds build nests, how owls hunt by sound alone and which bird uses logic, making and using tools to extract insects from trees.

Brilliant Birds As the true descendants of dinosaurs, birds are the great survivors, with acutely sharp senses and extraordinary memories. Crows not only use tools to extract insects from trees, but make them from leaves, while barn owls hunt by sound alone. Some birds can learn thousands of different sound combinations that they reproduce in song. The lyrebird is one of the leading bird mimics, giving concerts that may include the songs of 20 other bird species and man-made sounds he has heard a camera shutter, chainsaw or car alarm ¬ all to attract a partner ...

Erscheinungsdatum	28.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Smart Animals
Illustrationen	Cristina Portolano
Verlagsort	Edenbridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 270 mm
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Bilderbücher
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur
ISBN-10	1-910684-54-6 / 1910684546
ISBN-13	978-1-910684-54-2 / 9781910684542
Zustand	Neuware