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RSPB Spotlight Sparrows (Paperback)
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RSPB Spotlight Sparrows (Paperback)
Series: RSPB
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List price R403
Loot Price R299
Discovery Miles 2 990
You Save R104 (26%)
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RSPB Spotlight: Sparrows is packed with eye-catching, informative
colour photos, and features succinct, detailed text written by a
knowledgeable naturalist. Sparrows are often considered familiar to
the point of invisibility, but the recent steep decline in numbers
of both native British species is a reminder that these unassuming
chatterboxes deserve a little more attention. Of all the true
sparrow species found worldwide, only two occur in the British
Isles. Globally, the story of the House Sparrow is one of dramatic
expansion: from humble origins in the Middle East where they
spread, along with agriculture, to become the most widely
distributed bird on the planet. The smaller, more active Tree
Sparrow has also spread extensively, following the domestication of
rice rather than wheat, and both species have been heavily
persecuted in recent years. In Spotlight Sparrows, Amy-Jane Beer
examines the causes behind the decline of these familiar species,
and explores their biology and life cycle, social behaviour, and
the significant role that sparrows play in human culture, from
Shakespeare and Edith Piaf to Captain Jack Sparrow. The Spotlight
series introduces readers to the lives and behaviour of our
favourite animals with eye-catching colour photography and
informative expert text.
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