Sloth

Alan Rauch (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2023
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
9781789147995 (ISBN)

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A colourful and wide-ranging account of the evolution, biology and cultural history of sloths.

Sloths are perhaps the most recognized and loved Central and South American animals, but despite their renown and popularity as cartoon characters, toys and memes, they are not well understood. This book offers a colourful, richly illustrated and wide-ranging account of the biological and cultural history of these fascinating mammals.
Alan Rauch explores sloths’ gigantic prehistoric ancestors and their evolution into the lethargic, green-hued creatures that live and survive in forest canopies today. From the tale of how sloths were named after a deadly sin to their current status as unflappable icons of a stress-free lifestyle, Sloth shows how fascinating, engaging and inspiring these animals are.

Alan Rauch is Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and his many books include Dolphin (2013) in Reaktion’s Animal series.

Preface
1 The Modern Sloth
2 Anatomy and Physiology
3 Sloth Species and Evolution
4 The Sin of Sloth and the Sloths of Sin
5 Sloths in Culture
6 Sloths, Conservation and Eco-Awareness
Timeline
References
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.11.2023
Reihe/Serie	Animal
Zusatzinfo	103 illustrations, 77 in colour
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 190 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781789147995 / 9781789147995
Zustand	Neuware