The Bird: A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From, and How They Live pdf

Colin Tudge nació en Londres en 1943. Tiene un interés de toda la vida en la biología y un interés de larga data en la agricultura, la política alimentaria, "varios fragmentos de filosofía", y está especialmente interesado en estos días en la relación entre la ciencia y la religión: " ambos son necesarios”. Tiene tres hijos y dos nietos y vive en Oxford con su esposa Ruth West.
Desde que dejó la universidad en 1965 (Peterhouse, Cambridge, Zoología), Colin Tudge se ha ganado la vida escribiendo y transmitiendo. Entre 1980 y 1984 fue editor de reportajes de la revista New Scientist. También ha trabajado en programas de ciencia para BBC Radio y presentó el programa regular “Spectrum”.
Colin Tudge ha escrito para varias revistas y periódicos, incluidos Farmer's Weekly, New Scientist, The New Statesman, Nature, The Times, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, The Guardian, Resurgence, The Daily Mail, The London Review of Books, Natural History, Revista BBC Vida Silvestre, Índice de Libre Expresión. Pero principalmente escribe libros, dos de los cuales han sido preseleccionados para el Libro de Ciencias del Año de COPUS/Poulence; Last Animals at the Zoo (1991) y The Engineer in the Garden (1993). The Day Before Yesterday (1995) ganó el B.P. Premio al Libro de Conservación del Año.
Colin Tudge es ex miembro del Consejo de la Sociedad Zoológica de Londres y desde 1995 ha sido investigador invitado del Centro de Filosofía de la London School of Economics.

The Bird: A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From, and How They Live pdf por Colin Tudge

• How are birds so good at flying and navigating?
• Why are birds so like mammals– and yet so very different?
• Did birds descend from dinosaurs, and if so, does that mean birds are dinosaurs?
• How do they court each other and fend off rivals?
• What' s being communicated in birdsong?
• Can we ever know how birds think?
In this fascinating exploration of the avian class, Colin Tudge considers the creatures of the air. From their evolutionary roots to their flying, feeding, fighting, mating, nesting, and communicating, Tudge provocatively ponders what birds actually do–as well as why they do it and how. With the same curiosity, passion, and insight he brought to redwoods, pines, and palm trees in his widely acclaimed book The Tree, Tudge here studies sparrows, parrots, and even the Monkey-eating Eagle to better understand their world–and our own.
There is far more to a bird's existence than gliding gracefully on air currents or chirping sweetly from fence posts–the stakes are life and death. By observing and explaining the complex strategy that comes into play with everything from migration to social interaction to the timing of giving birth to young, Tudge reveals how birds are uniquely equipped biologically to succeed and survive. And he offers an impassioned plea for humans to learn to coexist with birds without continuing to endanger their survival.
Complete with an "annotated cast list" of all the known birds in the world– plus gorgeous illustrations–The Bird is a comprehensive and delightfully accessible guide for everyone from dedicated birders to casual birdwatchers that celebrates and illuminates the remarkable lives of birds.