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Travellers go to Florida for sun, sand, and surf, but increasingly
also to explore Florida's incredible natural attractions: stunning
subtropical scenery, wonderful hiking and bird-watching trails,
exceptional fishing, boating, and canoeing, the wet wilderness of
Everglades National Park, the continental US's only coral reefs,
and glimpses of exotic wildlife. This book has all the information
you need to find, identify, and learn about Florida's magnificent
animal, plant, and sea life.
- Identifying, location, and conservation information on the most
frequently sighted animals.
- Full-color illustrations of more than 600 of Florida's most
common insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and
plants.
- Information on the underwater animals most snorkelers and divers
actually see.
- Photos and information on Florida habitats and on the most common
plants you will encounter.
- Brief descriptions of the region's most frequently visited parks
and reserves.
Easy to carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated--you
will want to have this book as constant companion on your journey.
From the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, to the prophet
Muhammad's favorite cat, Muezza, and our contemporary obsession
with online cat videos, felines have long held a place of honor in
their human counterparts' homes and cultures. But the domestic cat
is just one of many feline species, and in "The Wild Cat Book" cat
experts Fiona and Mel Sunquist introduce us to the full panoply of
the purring, roaring feline tribe.
Illustrated throughout with Terry Whittaker's spectacular color
photographs as well as unique photos from biologists in the
field--some the highest quality images ever captured of
exceptionally rare species--"The Wild Cat Book" not only tantalizes
with the beauty of cats, but also serves as a valuable and
accessible reference on cat behavior and conservation.
Comprehensive entries for each of the thirty-seven cat species
include color distribution maps and up-to-date information related
to the species' IUCN conservation and management statuses, while
informative sidebars reveal why male lions have manes (and why dark
manes are sexiest), how cats see with their whiskers, the truth
behind our obsession with white lions and tigers, and why cats
can't be vegetarians. "The Wild Cat Book" also highlights the grave
threats faced by the world's wild cats--from habitat destruction to
human persecution.
From the extraordinary acrobatics of the arboreal margay--able to
cling to a tree branch by a single paw thanks to its unusually
flexible ankles--to modern declines in African lion populations,
"The Wild Cat Book "is an instructive and revealing ode to felines
of every size and color. Combining science, behavioral
observations, and stunning photography, this book will captivate
cat fanciers the world over.
"Tiger Moon" is the powerful, poetic story of the two years Fiona
and Mel Sunquist spent studying tigers in Nepal-traveling by
elephant, avoiding a rhino attack, and learning to recognize
individual tigers by roar. A new afterword tells the story of a
promising effort to reconnect fractured Nepalese and Indian tiger
habitats by developing an arc of protected areas that allows tigers
and their prey to move more freely through the large territories
they need to survive.
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