英国野生动物 Wildlife of the British Isles

PostwarBritainhasseenvastswathesofthecountrysidedevelopedandhabitatdestructiononanunprecedentedscale.Evenso,ourtonsils,woodlands,hedgerowsandriversstillteemwithwildlife.ThisbookcelebratestherichdiversityofBritishwildlife,itsmammals,birds,arthropods,reptilesandfish.Nearly200speciesaredescribedindetail,withmapsshowingwhereeachcanbelocated,alongwithinformationonhabitatsandfeedinghabits.Thelife-cyclesandbehaviourofmanyofthesecreaturesareanendlesssourceoffascination.Thesalmonmayspenduptofouryearsatseabeforereturningtotheriverwhereitwasborntospawn;thestratifiedorderthatcanbeseeninahoneybeecolonyisanextraordinaryexampleofsocialcohesion;thecuckooallowsotherbirdstorearitsyoung,theultimateabdicationofresponsibility.indigenoustoBritain.