Growing up is a new series that shows and tells how young animals survive the dangers of early life to grow or change into adults. Dramatic artwork focuses on a special moment at or soon after birth, while smaller drawings illustrate vital stages of birth, the growing up, or the change from one form to another. Some of the young creatures featured in this book are: Blue tit, Wandering albatross, Prairie dog, King penguin, Weddell seal, Black spider monkey, Norway lemming, Impala, Triops and Maned wolf.
Tourism throughout the world raises environmental issues that are often concerned with conflicting rights and responsibilities: the inherent right of mankind to travel, the no-less inherent right of indigenous people to guard their environmental heritage, and the responsibility of governments - local, national or (in the unique case of Antarctica) international - to protect environments over which they exercise stewardship. Additionally, the presence of international commercial enterprises, especially marine and other mass transport modes, represent unique governance challenges. This book deals mainly with environmental issues and the management implications arising from polar tourism, one of the fastest-growing sectors of world tourism. However, many of the issues discussed here arise no less urgently in temperate and tropical wilderness areas, and indeed in any region where sensitive environments are subjected to mass tourism. The principles and guidelines discussed here are of interest and practical use in tourism studies generally. "Readers of this book embark on a stimulating journey into the world of polar tourism. With a focus on management aspects and environmental implications, the intricacies of polar tourism are discussed in an educated and thoughtful manner. Further conceptual background is provided on wilderness and cultural tourism to enable an informed assessment of the framework within which polar tourism operates. A powerful concluding chapter applies the technique of Multiple Resource Management Planning to polar tourism. This book is a valuable resource for students, academics and policy-makers alike." Daniela Liggett, Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Discover the secrets and myths about animal intelligence. Are animals just as smart as humans? How do they learn? What are their instincts? Do they have feelings?
Presents an overview of the characteristic behavior, habits, and survival skills of various types of animals around the world. Find out how animals of all kinds really behave. Discover how animals take care of their young -- how the young begin their lives and how they grow up. See how different creatures battle for life either as predators or in defense of themselves and their young. Authors Bernard Stonehouse and Esther Bertram cover hundreds of creatures, including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects. How Animals Live shows all of these animals as they really are.
Explores the struggle for survival through infancy of a variety of insects, amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals that receive limited or no parental care.
This volume takes an in-depth look at the lives and habitats of big cats, exploring a range of species and their behaviour - feeding, courtship, and raising young. It takes an ecological stand-point, and provides information about threats to these animals, and what is being done about them.
Chronological account of the voyages of 30 famous explorers, from Alexander the Great (4th Century BC) to Hillary and Tensing (1953), accompanied by maps, biographical notes and a time chart which sets the explorers in their historical context
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