Nature magpie. (©2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel Allen.
• Other Names: Allen, Daniel
• Contents: Cover; Endorsements; Also available in same series; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; About the author; Contents; Epigraph; Introduction; The Nature Magpie; In the beginning; Species discoveries; Panda diplomacy; Ships of the desert; Hopping around; Making tracks; What is the difference between a?; How long do animals live?; Linnaeus set in order; Magpie myths; Eurasian otter facts; Swiftlet saliva; A home away from home; Expensive aliens; Most wanted invaders; Everglades; Python Challenge ; Is it a bird or a plane?; Bats: horrors or heroes?; Red hot chili peppers. King of fruitsBathroom fruit; Truffles; Daffodils; Oh, bee hive!; Seven natural wonders; New7wonders of Nature; Danger; Schmidt sting pain index; Fear; Most disliked animals; Venom; 10 'deadliest' snakes; Snap!; Speaking up for sharks; Ambergris; Heavenly dew; The birth and death of an island; We are not alone; Bats in Britain; Otter spotting in Britain; Platypus; Cracked it?; What's in a name?; Naming tropical storms; Conservation movement; Endangered; Kakapo; Biodiversity hotspots; Most polluted; Biosecurity Britain; TB or not TB; Roadkill; Baiting, fighting, hunting. The voyage of H.M.S. BeagleA day at London Zoo with Charles Darwin; The Hippopotamus Polka; Jumbo mania; Soft gold; TigerTime; Earth Day; Earth energy; Earthquake fatalities; Volcanic eruptions; Cloud classification; Cloud Appreciation Society; Who Likes the Rain?; Snow; Weather wisdom; Great hippocampus question; Monkeyana; Evolution of evolution; Evolution of vertebrates; The March of Progress; Space race; Extreme expeditions; Identifying individual turtles; Solitude; National parks; Dam hetch hetchy!; Dam; Beaver as national symbol; Grey owl; Go'bbles America; The United States of Animals. Great LakesA day in the life of Gilbert White; 'Intestines of the earth'; Dawn chorus; Bird song; Silent Spring; Poison; Deadly delicacy; Vegetable Lamb of Tartary; Oz and them; Woolly thinking; Holy cow; Beef; The Cow-Puncher's Elegy; Antlers; Shed hunting; Healing the mind; Healing horses; Pet nation; Dickin medal; Skinny pigs; Wild at heart; Plant perception; Giants of the forest; Prometheus; Sakura season; The future of tree diseases; Cloning; Extinction; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Books/articles; Websites and online articles.
• Publisher Details: London, Eng : Icon Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 244 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 508; Animals -- Anecdotes; Nature -- Anecdotes; Nature -- Anecdotes; NATURE -- Essays; NATURE -- Reference; TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism; Animals; Nature; Libros electronicos; Anecdotes
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848315341; 1848315341; 9781848315358
• Related ISBNs: 184831535X; 9781848315334
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.