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Built By Animals
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Author : Christiane Dorion
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-04-05
Built By Animals written by Christiane Dorion and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-05 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Built by Animals introduces us to the creatures who know how to build, and looks at how their techniques have been copied in human construction.
Built By Animals
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Author : Mike Hansell
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-10-18
Built By Animals written by Mike Hansell and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-18 with Nature categories.
From termite mounds that in relative terms are three times as tall as a skyscraper, to the elaborate nests of social birds and the deadly traps of spiders, the constructions of the animal world can amaze and at times humble our own engineering and technology. But how do creatures with such small brains build these complex structures? What drives them to do it? Which skills are innate and which learned? Here, Mike Hansell looks at the extraordinary structures that animals build - whether homes, traps, or courtship displays - and reveals the biology behind their behaviour. He shows how small-brained animals achieve complex feats in a small-brained way, by repeating many simple actions and using highly evolved self-secreted materials. On the other hand, the building feats or tool use of large-brained animals, such as humans or chimps, require significantly more complex and costly behaviour. We look at wasp's nests, leaf-cutting ants, caddisflies and amoebae, and even the extraordinary bower bird, who seduces his mate with a decorated pile of twigs, baubles, feathers and berries. Hansell explores how animal structures evolved over time, how insect societies emerge, how animals can alter their wider habitat, and even whether some animals have an aesthetic sense.
Invented By Animals
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Author : Christiane Dorion
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-06
Invented By Animals written by Christiane Dorion and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-06 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Humans think they invent everything, but the fact is, us animals have invented ways of solving problems, making unbelievable materials, ways of getting around and working out how to survive on our own for millions of years. In this book you will meet the animal inventors who have shared their super inventing powers to make amazing things for humans.
The Extended Organism
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Author : J. Scott Turner
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-01
The Extended Organism written by J. Scott Turner and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-01 with Science categories.
Can the structures that animals build--from the humble burrows of earthworms to towering termite mounds to the Great Barrier Reef--be said to live? However counterintuitive the idea might first seem, physiological ecologist Scott Turner demonstrates in this book that many animals construct and use structures to harness and control the flow of energy from their environment to their own advantage. Building on Richard Dawkins's classic, The Extended Phenotype, Turner shows why drawing the boundary of an organism's physiology at the skin of the animal is arbitrary. Since the structures animals build undoubtedly do physiological work, capturing and channeling chemical and physical energy, Turner argues that such structures are more properly regarded not as frozen behaviors but as external organs of physiology and even extensions of the animal's phenotype. By challenging dearly held assumptions, a fascinating new view of the living world is opened to us, with implications for our understanding of physiology, the environment, and the remarkable structures animals build.
Engineering Animals
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Author : Mark Denny
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2011-09-09
Engineering Animals written by Mark Denny and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-09 with Science categories.
From an engineer’s perspective, how do specialized adaptations among living things really work? Writing with wit and a richly informed sense of wonder, Denny and Alan offer an expert look at animals—including humans—as works of evolutionary engineering, each exquisitely adapted to a specific manner of survival.
Built By Animals
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Author : Michael Henry Hansell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Built By Animals written by Michael Henry Hansell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Animals categories.
From vast termite mounds that outstrip our own skyscrapers, to elaborate birds nests, delicate shells, and deadly spiders' traps, the constructions of the animal world can amaze and at times humble our own engineering and technology. Hansell reveals the biology behind animal architecture.
Animal Architecture
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Author : Ingo Arndt
language : en
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Release Date : 2014-04-22
Animal Architecture written by Ingo Arndt and has been published by Harry N. Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-22 with Nature categories.
Collects photographs of structures created by animals, from the six-foot-high hills of tiny red ants to the colorfully decorated courtship arenas of the bowerbird, showcasing the connections between human and animal architecture.
The World S Most Pointless Animals
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Author : Philip Bunting
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-07-20
The World S Most Pointless Animals written by Philip Bunting and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-20 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The World’s Most Pointless Animals is a witty, quirky, colorfully-illustrated book featuring fascinating facts about some very silly animals…who we find are perhaps not so pointless after all. From familiar animals like giraffes (who don’t have any vocal cords) through to those that surely should not even exist, such as the pink fairy armadillo (absurdly huge front claws, super tough protective shell in baby pink, particularly susceptible to stress), our planet is full of some pretty weird and wonderful animals. For example: Koalas spend up to 18 hours a day asleep! Pandas are born bright pink, deaf, and blind. Dumbo octopuses flap their big fin-like ears to move around. A Narwhal’s tusk grows through its upper lip—ouch! With hilarious text throughout and bright, contemporary illustrations, this guide to absurdly awesome animals contains funny labelled diagrams and some excellent made-up Latin names (n.b. the jellyfish’s scientific name is not actually wibblious wobblious ouchii). Carrying an important message of celebrating diversity and differences, The World’s Most Pointless Animals inspires a drive to conserve our amazing planet and the creatures we’re lucky enough to share it with. Quirky Creatures is a series dedicated to seeking out the weird and wonderful denizens of the natural world and explaining why they are so strange, from the ridiculous to the truly terrifying. Also available in this series is The World's Most Ridiculous Animals and The World's Most Atrocious Animals.
How Animals Build
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Author : Moira Butterfield
language : en
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Release Date : 2017
How Animals Build written by Moira Butterfield and has been published by Lonely Planet this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Animal behavior categories.
Lonely Planet Kids' How Animals Buildis a beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap hardback that explores the incredible world of animal architects. Children can open flaps and unfold spreads to discover amazing animal homes up high, underground, on land, and under the sea. From spider webs and rabbit warrens, to bird nests and ant colonies, and even coral reefs and beaver lodges, we reveal the secrets to these extraordinary structures and how they're built. Do bees need cement mixers to build hives? Do beavers use cranes to construct dams? No, of course not! Like many animals, they're building geniuses who don't need building site tools to create incredible work. Welcome to nature's very own, super-clever world of construction. Created in consultation with Michael Leach, wildlife expert, speaker, photographer, filmographer, and author of over 20 books on subjects ranging from big cats and owls to great apes and bears. Themed topics include: Apartment Block with Branches Dig, Diggers, Dig! Number 1 Bunny Street A Winning Design It's Buzzing in Here! Nest Neighborhoods This Way to Waterworld Extreme Builders Mouse House Here About Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore! Let's start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humor and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place-inspiring children at home and in school.