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Patterns Of Survival-Lorus Milne, Margery Milne
What mysterious qualities give one species the ability to cling to life while dooming another to extinction? This book vividly illustrates how adaptations in structure, function, and behavior can increase each species' chances of survival and reproduction. With scores of striking photographs, the authors show the incredible communication systems, navigational senses, warning devices, camouflage and engineering accomplishments that have drawn admiration from some of the world's leading technical experts for the ingenuity and resourcefulness displayed by the so-called "lower animals." Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, Second printing. 339pp. HARDCOVER. Black and tan cloth covered boards with gilt to spine. Glossy pictorial dustjacket. Date stamp on top edge and a single closed tear on front dj. Otherwise, clean, tight, minor edgewear, and unmarked pages throughout. FINE/VeryGOOD.
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The Marvels of Animal Behavior-John C. McLoughlin (Editor)
The 100,000-word text takes you into the marvelous societies of species ranging from mouthbrooding fish to mound-building bird, from dancing bee to trumpeting elephant. Here in 419 illustrations, 390 in full color, are wonders as tiny as amoebas forming a society, massive as the migrations of beasts and birds. 422pp. Full two-color brown leatherette on boards with gold design on cover and gold lettering on spine. Fine hardcover with very good glossy pictorial dustjacket. Two closed tears on dustjacket, else, clean, sharp corners, tight binding, and unmarked pages throughout.
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The Restless Kingdom: An Exploration of Animal Movement-John Cooke
Captures the grace and agility of animals in motion on land, in the sea and in the air. Scientifically precise yet highly readable, the text details all types of animal movement, including: running, jumping, burrowing, gradientsoaring, hovering, jet propulsion, looping, paddling and rowing, and many more. Richly illustrated with 170 spectacular photographs and 24 line drawings. 198pp. Oversize HARDCOVER in pictorial dustjacket. NEW copy.
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