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1. Life on Earth

   A Natural History

   • David Attenborough

   A new, fully updated edition of David Attenborough's groundbreaking work fundamentally changed how we view and interact with the natural world, setting a new benchmark of quality and influencing a generation of nature lovers. Through an examination of animal and plant life, it celebrates the evolution of life on Earth, featuring a diverse cast of organisms that have ever existed. Attenborough's dynamic approach takes readers on an unforgettable journey from the first spark of life to the vibrant planet we know today. To mark the 40th anniversary of its original publication, he revisited the text, incorporating modern scientific discoveries from around the globe. This paperback edition includes over 60 full-color photographs selected by the author, enhancing the book's visual appeal beyond what was possible four decades ago. This updated edition serves as a tribute to a wildlife classic, captivating those who experienced it upon its initial release while introducing it to a new generation.

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2. The living planet : a portrait of the Earth

   • David Attenborough

   • 320bladzijden
   • 12 uur lezen

   Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants, animals and man thrive or survive within the extremes of climate and almost infinite variety of domicile which it offers. Single species and often whole communities, adapt to make the most of ice-cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. The adaptations are sometimes extraordinary: fish which walk or lay eggs on leaves in mid air; snakes that fly; flightless birds that graze like deer; and bears which grow hair on the soles of their feet. In The Living Planet, based on his BBC television series, David Attenbourough's searching eye, unfailing curiousity and infectious enthusiasm, explain and illuminate the intricate lives of these colonies - from the lonely heights of the Himalayas to the wild creatures which have established themselves in the most recent of environments, the city. By the end of this book it is difficult to say which is the more astonishing - the ingenuity with which individual species contrive a living of the complexity of their interdependence on each other and the habitations provided by our plant. As in the author's previous book, Life on Earth, which unfolded the story of evolution, a profusion of superb photographs illustrates the principal facets of the earth's surface and their inhabitants.

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3. The Trials of Life

   • David Attenborough

   • 320bladzijden
   • 12 uur lezen

   A book about how animals use their bodies and how they behave and why. Each chapter looks at a separate stage in the life of animals and how they all have to solve a particular set of problems if they are to survive and eventually pass on their genes to the next generation. The crab with stinging boxing gloves, the mother bat finding her baby among 10 million others, the cleaner-fish whose customers queue up in the sea, the lion who kills the cubs of a rival, the navigating ant and the viper that is a caterpillar - all behave as they do for the same ultimate reason.

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