Wildlife of the Prairies and Plains

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Wildebeest thunder across the fiat African savanna. Flocks of rosebreasted cockatoos fly noisily between feeding sites in Australia. Shaking their shaggy heads, North American bison bulls paw the ground, stirring up whirlwinds of dust; then meeting head to head, they shove, heave, and hook their fearfully sharp horns. This expert text and 167 magnificent color photographs reveal a world of grasses where clusters of flowers can appear as wispy brushes or feathery flags atop long stems. Here is the European wooded steppe where, in a mosaic of glades and trees, linnets and golclfinches thrive ancl thrush nightingales chorus melodically in dense thickets. Here are Australian scrublands that blaze into patchworks of yellow, white, pink, and violet after the rains. Here are flooded South American llanos, the grassy valleys of southern Asia, and the stark, winclswept landscape of the North American "high plains." Many fascinating and specialized creatures live among the grasses. During... Tovább

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Wildebeest thunder across the fiat African savanna. Flocks of rosebreasted cockatoos fly noisily between feeding sites in Australia. Shaking their shaggy heads, North American bison bulls paw the ground, stirring up whirlwinds of dust; then meeting head to head, they shove, heave, and hook their fearfully sharp horns. This expert text and 167 magnificent color photographs reveal a world of grasses where clusters of flowers can appear as wispy brushes or feathery flags atop long stems. Here is the European wooded steppe where, in a mosaic of glades and trees, linnets and golclfinches thrive ancl thrush nightingales chorus melodically in dense thickets. Here are Australian scrublands that blaze into patchworks of yellow, white, pink, and violet after the rains. Here are flooded South American llanos, the grassy valleys of southern Asia, and the stark, winclswept landscape of the North American "high plains." Many fascinating and specialized creatures live among the grasses. During nuptial display the male great bustard, Europe's largest bird, turns its buff-colored plumage virtually inside out; transformed into a billowy mass of white feathers, it bears little ' resemblance to a bird. Large herds of gazelles, oribis, impalas, zebras, and giraffes roam Africa's Serengeti plain. Never far away are the predators: lions, leopards, hyenas, and fierce African wild dogs. Ön prairies and plains live animals as diverse as South American maned wolves and tuco-tucos, and North American blue racers and redtailecl hawks. Featured in the appendix is an informative review of major grasses and mammals. Wildlife of the Prairies and Plains is truly a valuable addition to the awardwinning Wildlife Habitat Series. Vissza