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The Most Perfect Thing - Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg (Paperback)
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The Most Perfect Thing - Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg (Paperback)
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Loot Price R327
Discovery Miles 3 270
You Save R75 (19%)
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'I think that, if required on pain of death to name instantly the
most perfect thing in the universe, I should risk my fate on a
bird's egg' Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1862 How are eggs of
different shapes made, and why are they the shape they are? When
does the shell of an egg harden? Why do some eggs contain two
yolks? How are the colours and patterns of an eggshell created, and
why do they vary? And which end of an egg is laid first - the blunt
end or the pointy end? These are just some of the questions A
Bird's Egg answers, as the journey of a bird's egg from creation
and fertilisation to its eventual hatching is examined, with
current scientific knowledge placed within an historical context.
Beginning with an examination of the stunning eggs of the
guillemot, each of which is so variable in pattern and colour that
no two are ever the same, acclaimed ornithologist Tim Birkhead then
looks at the eggs of hens, cuckoos and many other birds, revealing
weird and wonderful facts about these miracles of nature. Woven
around and supporting these facts are extraordinary stories of the
individuals who from as far back as Ancient Egypt have been fixated
on the study and collection of eggs, not always to the benefit of
their conservation. Firmly grounded in science and enriched by a
wealth of observation drawn from a lifetime spent studying birds,A
Bird's Egg is an illuminating and engaging exploration of the
science behind eggs and the history of man's obsession with them.
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