Download or read book Do Birds Have Knees written by Stephen Moss and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This RSPB-endorsed book answers all those burning questions about birds that beginners and experts alike may ask themselves as they go about their birding. How do ducks keep their feet from freezing in winter? Why don't swallows stay in Africa? Are birds really dinosaurs, or were dinosaurs really birds? And do birds have knees? Taking a 'questions and answers' approach, each specific question leads to an answer which expands the theme under discussion, so that all aspects of bird life and the hobby of birding are covered. The scientifically rigorous answers together form an impressive and fascinating body of bird-related information. This highly readable book will intrigue anyone with an interest in birds.

Download or read book Do Birds Have Knees written by Stephen Moss and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This RSPB-endorsed book answers all those burning questions about birds that beginners and experts alike may ask themselves as they go about their birding. How do ducks keep their feet from freezing in winter? Why don't swallows stay in Africa? Are birds really dinosaurs, or were dinosaurs really birds? And do birds have knees? Taking a 'questions and answers' approach, each specific question leads to an answer which expands the theme under discussion, so that all aspects of bird life and the hobby of birding are covered. The scientifically rigorous answers together form an impressive and fascinating body of bird-related information. This highly readable book will intrigue anyone with an interest in birds.

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Download or read book The Birder s Companion written by Stephen Moss and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book answers over 450 questions about birds, covering anatomy, habitat, flight, migration, diet, song, reproduction, and other topics.

Download or read book Do Elephants Have Knees And Other Stories of Darwinian Origins written by Charles R Ault Jr. and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking whimsically makes serious science accessible. That's a message that should be taken to heart by all readers who want to learn about evolution. Do Elephants Have Knees? invites readers into serious appreciation of Darwinian histories by deploying the playful thinking found in children’s books. Charles R. Ault Jr. weds children’s literature to recent research in paleontology and evolutionary biology. Inquiring into the origin of origins stories, Ault presents three portraits of Charles Darwin—curious child, twentysomething adventurer, and elderly worm scientist. Essays focusing on the origins of tetrapods, elephants, whales, and birds explain fundamental Darwinian concepts (natural selection, for example) with examples of fossil history and comparative anatomy. The imagery of the children’s story offers a way to remember and recreate scientific discoveries. By juxtaposing Darwin’s science with tales for children, Do Elephants Have Knees? underscores the importance of whimsical storytelling to the accomplishment of serious thinking. Charles Darwin mused about duck beaks and swimming bears as he imagined a pathway for the origin of baleen. A "bearduck" chimera may be a stretch, but the science linking not just cows but also whales to moose through shared ancestry has great merit. Teaching about shared ancestry may begin with attention to Bernard Wiseman’s Morris the Moose. Morris believes that cows and deer are fine examples of moose because they all have four legs and things on their heads. No whale antlers are known, but fossils of four-legged whales are. By calling attention to surprising and serendipitous echoes between children’s stories and challenging science, Ault demonstrates how playful thinking opens the doors to an understanding of evolutionary thought.

Download or read book Do Penguins Have Knees written by David Feldman and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highly successful Imponderables series continues with Feldman's best collection yet of questions about everyday life for which encyclopedias and other reference books just don't have answers. Destined to join the ranks of Feldman's earlier bestselling works like Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? and When Do Fish Sleep?--this is a must for his growing legion of fans. Line drawings.ign.

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Download or read book Do Penguins Have Knees written by David Feldman and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ponder, if you will What happens to your Social Security number when you die? Why are peanuts listed as an ingredient in plain M&Ms? Why is Barbie's hair made out of nylon, but Ken's hair is plastic? What makes up the ever-mysterious "new-car smell"? Pop-culture guru David Feldman demystifies these topics and so much more in Do Penguins Have Knees? -- the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's most perplexing questions. Part of the Imponderables® series, Do Penguins Have Knees? arms readers with the knowledge about everyday life that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs just don't have. And think about it, where else are you going to get to the bottom of how beer was kept cold in the Old West?

Download or read book Science and Technology Desk Reference written by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Science and Technology Department and published by Gale Research International, Limited. This book was released on 1993 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions are divided into 20 subject areas starting with "The animal world" and ending with "Weights, measures, and time."

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Download or read book Peterson Reference Guide To Bird Behavior written by John Kricher and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at what birds do and why they do it Both casual and serious birdwatchers can take their skills to the next level with this detailed consideration of bird behavior. This book makes it possible to move beyond identifying birds to understanding some of the underpinning and meaning to what birds do, how they do it, and why they do it. Written in an easy-to-understand style, with an abundance of photos illustrating the behaviors, the book shows how flight, molt, migration, feeding, predation, social behavior, courtship, and nesting shape birds’ behaviors. Birds are everywhere, and easy to observe; this introduction to elements of bird behavior will connect readers more intimately with these remarkable and beguilingly perceptive animals.

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Download or read book 1001 Questions Answered About Birds written by Allan D. Cruickshank, Helen G. Cruickshank and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Science Interactions written by Aldridge and published by McGraw-Hill/Glencoe. This book was released on 1993 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: