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2010 Sachbücher überw. Ill. Tiere; Überleben; AnpassungPflanzen; Überleben; Anpassung; DDC-Notation 578.4 [DDC22ger]; Sachgruppe(n) 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie [Modernes Antiquariat 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie ]

"Life is an ambitious, exhilarating and beautifully illustrated study of animal behaviour, exploring the key groups of animals that inhabit this planet and their survival strategies. From cold-blooded reptilian killers to the armoured invadors of the insect world, the long-distance migratory birds to predatory mammals and the sociable and intelligent primates, Life reveals animal behaviour as never been seen before. By focusing on intimate details of life, the book draws us into a fascinating primal story. Starting with the challenges of childhood, we see how polar bears court, how baby penguins learn and how elephants look after each other in adulthood. How huge populations co-exist in a coral reef, weevils use their bodies as a toolbox and perhaps most familiar to us, the parental, nuturing instincts of the orangutangs. With emotional story-telling and breathtaking photography, this is an unmissable companion to 2010's landmark natural history programme."

From the beginning of recorded history, the River Nile has been a blessing in an otherwise barren world, but at first was a mystery. As the centuries passed, explorers braved rapids, swamps, jungles, and disease to push further and further up the river, each time bringing back new clues to its origins. Nile charts the full story of this great river. Beginning with an exploration of the world of ancient Egypt, we then journey upstream as the river splits into its two main arms—the White Nile and the Blue Nile. Finally, we follow in the heroic footsteps of the great explorers as they raced to solve the riddle of the river’s source, deep in the heart of Africa. Abundantly illustrated with color photos and detailed maps, Nile weaves together history and natural history in a fascinating portrait of one of the world’s greatest natural wonders.

Reisen Sie in diesem opulenten Premiumbildband auf dem längsten Fluss Afrikas durch die Zeit: Erfahrene BBC-Reporter zeigen Ihnen einzigartige Bauwerke, Gräber und Monumente der Pharaonenreiche und magische Urkulturen Zentralafrikas. In hervorragenden Bildern und informativen Texten erleben Sie die 6671 Kilometer lange Flussfahrt bis zu den geheimnisvollen Quellen der Nil in Burundi mit. Lernen Sie den Strom als Lebensader und Mythos in all seinen Facetten kennen.

Kniha vznikla jako doprovod televizního seriálu Modrá planeta, produkovaného společností BBC. Vědci, spisovatelé a kameramani vytvořili jedinečný souborný portrét hlubokých vod oceánů, tohoto vzrušujícího a málo známého světa. Tištěno na křídovém papíře, doplněno grafy, ilustracemi a nádhernými fotografiemi.