Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders

Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders [Hardcover] Giaimo, Cara; Foer, Joshua and Atlas Obscura

Product Overview

From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura comes a
nature book like no other—a dazzling, over-the-top collection of the world's
most extraordinary wild species that takes you to all seven continents and
beyond. It's more than a field guide–it's an adventure. From the curious minds
of Atlas Obscura, authors of 1 New York Times bestselling Atlas Obscura and
Gastro Obscura, comes an unputdownable celebration of the world's living
wonders. Learn how dung beetles navigate by the stars, and trees communicate
through their roots. Meet one of the strongest animals in the world: the puny
peacock mantis shrimp. Pay your respects to a 44,000 year old shrub, float
along flying rivers, and explore a garbage dump overseen by endangered storks.
Examine old examples of bird song notation written on sheet music. Also, first
person interviews: hear from a honey hunter and his avian partners, a
scientist working to find the world's only ocean-dwelling insects, and an
offshore radio DJ who is at the heart of the local fishing community.
Featuring over 500 extraordinary plants, animals, and natural phenomena, with
illustrations and photos on every page, the book takes readers around the
globe—from Antarctic deserts to lush jungles, and into the deepest fathoms of
the ocean and the hearts of our densest cities. Teeming with detail and wildly
entertaining, Wild Life reinvigorates our sense of wonder, awe and amazement
about the incredible creatures we share our planet with. Read more

Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Workman Publishing Company (September 17, 2024)


• Language ‏ : ‎ English


• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 464 pages


• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1523514418


• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 10


• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.5 x 10.75 inches


• Best Sellers Rank: #3,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Biology of Wildlife #6 in Adventure Travel (Books) #13 in Trivia & Fun Facts (Books)


• #1 in Biology of Wildlife

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