Animal Tracks And Signs - Couverture rigide

Bang, Preben; Dahlstrom, Preben

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198507968 ISBN 13 : 9780198507963

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Animal Tracks and Signs makes it possible to identify mammals and birds that have passed by from the traces they leave behind them - whether footprints, feeding marks, homes, hiding places, pellets, or droppings. With over 240 colour photographs and hundreds of drawings, you can discover, for example, whether it was a squirrel or a mouse that gnawed a particular cone - or if it was a fox or a dog that left its footprints in the mud. Animal Tracks and Signs brings everything you see on country walks to life!

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Animal Tracks and Signs was first published in English in the 1970s, and immediately established itself as an all-time classic. Totally unique in its accessible, down-to-earth approach and detailed coverage of more than 200 creatures, it is the only book in print that enables readers to determine which animals have passed through the countryside by examining the traces they have left behind, opening up a captivating new world that might otherwise remain unseen. Whether following footprints in mud, sand, or snow; feeding marks on cones, nuts, trees, and animal remains; homes and hiding places above and below ground; or feathers, pellets, and droppings, readers are taught how to identify the bird or mammal that has been before them, aided by hundreds of beautiful, informative colour photographs, line drawings, and diagrams, and clear descriptions of the anatomy, behaviour, movement patterns, and habitat of different species. Quick-reference plate sections compare actual-size prints, pellets, and droppings for fast identification on the move, covering such diverse wildlife as the shrew, hedgehog, fox, elk, and bear; the sparrow, kestrel, and eagle owl. This new reissued edition includes a new Foreword by Ray Mears, who has found this book to be an invaluable point of reference throughout his career, and recommends it to students on his Bushcraft and Survival courses.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198507968
• ISBN 13: 9780198507963
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; 20090; Italie