WILDLIFE - Hardcover

Wildlife; The Beauty of Animals

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Survival Anglia Ltd (illustrator). Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 11 inches by 15 inches. 190, [2] pages. Illustrations (full color--with over 500 photographs from the Survival world wildlife collection and the ITV television series "Survival".). Decorative DJ. DJ is worn, torn, soiled, and chipped. Decorative front and back covers. Peter Bellamy is listed as the author on the DJ back flap. Rupert O. Matthews is listed as the author on the fourth page/verso. Peter Bellamy is a naturalist writer who has produced over 20 works concerning nature and the natural world. Peter has studied animals both in their natural habitat and through literature and scientific studies. He has often traveled to collect data and information. This book brings together the most outstanding animals of the world. The superb full color photograph captures the creatures at their most magnificent and in their most private moments. Among the many mammals featured are predators, such as lions and wolves, and herbivores including antelopes and horses. Birds, the their colorful plumage, are also features as are the exotic reptiles of many nations and the amphibians which frequent the damper regions of the world. The magnificent pictures are accompanied by explanatory captions details the more interesting facts about the featured animals. An introductory text outlines the evolutionary background to the animal kingdom, setting each groups in its historical place. Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted for sport. Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems. Deserts, plains, grasslands, woodlands, forests, and other areas, including the most developed urban areas, all have distinct forms of wildlife. While the term in popular culture usually refers to animals that are untouched by human factors, most scientists agree that much wildlife is affected by human activities. Some wildlife threaten human safety, health, property, and quality of life. However, many wild animals, even the dangerous ones, have value to human beings. This value might be economic, educational, or emotional in nature. Humans have historically tended to separate civilization from wildlife in a number of ways, including the legal, social, and moral senses. Some animals, however, have adapted to suburban environments. This includes such animals as feral cats, dogs, mice, and rats. Some religions declare certain animals to be sacred, and in modern times, concern for the natural environment has provoked activists to protest against the exploitation of wildlife for human benefit or entertainment. Global wildlife populations have decreased by 68% since 1970 as a result of human activity, particularly overconsumption, population growth, and intensive farming, according to a 2020 World Wildlife Fund's Living Planet Report and the Zoological Society of London's Living Planet Index measure, which is further evidence that humans have unleashed a sixth mass extinction event. Artikel-Nr. 86379

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