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Flightless Birds
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Author : Norman S. Barrett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991-01-01
Flightless Birds written by Norman S. Barrett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with Birds categories.
Examines the physical features, nesting, and feeding habits of several flightless birds, including the ostrich, rhea, emu, kiwi and cassowary.
Flightless Birds
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Author : Clive Roots
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2006-09-30
Flightless Birds written by Clive Roots and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-30 with Science categories.
We share the earth with a wide variety of animal species, each of which brings something special to the diversity of the planet. By knowing more about how animals behave and live, we gain a greater understanding of how life evolved and the importance of biodiversity. This volume provides a complete guide to those birds that have evolved a trait that would seem to harm their ability to survive - flightlessness. Flight has its advantages - why would some birds be flightless? Flightless Birds covers the loss of flight in birds, both permanently after years of evolution, and temporarily as a result of unusual molting behavior, and those species that are in various stages of losing their flight. The book provides a thorough guide, perfect for research papers in biology classes, for understanding the behavior and biodiversity of a fascinating and unusual group of animals. Flightless Birds includes sections on the major groups of flightless birds: Rarities whose ancient ancestors were on the continents when they broke away millions of years ago, and who survived despite competing with mammals; birds that were marooned on islands in the ocean, where food was plentiful and predators absent; penguins, which evolved alongside seas teeming with food and had no need to fly, and the special case of New Zealand's many flightless species which evolved in a predator-free paradise but could not cope with the settlers and their alien animals; and the many species which have become extinct within historic times. Beautifully illustrated, with numerous color photos, Flightless Birds provides copious material for understanding these unusual animals.
Ostriches And Other Flightless Birds
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Author : Caroline Arnold
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Ostriches And Other Flightless Birds written by Caroline Arnold and has been published by Lerner Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of ostriches and a variety of other birds that do not fly including the rhea, emu, cassowary, kiwi, and tinamou.
Flightless Birds
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Author : Anita Baskin-Salzberg
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Release Date : 1993
Flightless Birds written by Anita Baskin-Salzberg and has been published by Franklin Watts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Flightless birds categories.
Describes the characteristics of birds that cannot fly, including the penguin, ostrich, emu, and kiwi.
Ostriches
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Author : Laura Hamilton Waxman
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Ostriches written by Laura Hamilton Waxman and has been published by Lerner Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
See what an ostrich has in common with a secretary bird. Learn what sets an ostrich apart from a merlin. Readers will compare key traits of ostriches—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to traits of other birds. Charts and sidebars support key ideas and provide details. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, readers will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a bird and how birds are alike and different from each other.
Magnificent Mihirungs
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Author : Peter F. Murray
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2004-03-04
Magnificent Mihirungs written by Peter F. Murray and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-04 with Nature categories.
Over millions of years, Australia's unique biodiversity has produced a large cabinet of curiosities. Among the weirder members of this group were the Mihirungs, members of the now extinct family Dromornithidae. Made up of several genera of flightless birds—among them one of the very largest birds that ever lived—the dromornithids ranged from 60-kilogram beasts, 1.5 meters tall, to giants twice that size, weighing nearly half a metric ton. They were, by orders of magnitude, the largest "geese" that ever lived. One species was comparable in size to the Ele-phantbird of Madagascar and the Giant Moa of New Zealand. This book is the first major study of this unique and highly diverse group. It aims to present as complete a synthesis as possible of current information about this fascinating family of birds.
Flightless Birds
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Author : Patricia Gray
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Release Date : 1976
Flightless Birds written by Patricia Gray and has been published by Franklin Watts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Birds categories.
Fascinating Flightless Birds
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Author : David R Morgan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07
Fascinating Flightless Birds written by David R Morgan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A charming 32 page children's picture book about flightless birds with colorful pictures and fun facts about these birds.
Birds That Don T Fly
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Author : Bobbie Kalman
language : en
Publisher: New York ; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. : Crabtree Publishing Company
Release Date : 1998
Birds That Don T Fly written by Bobbie Kalman and has been published by New York ; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. : Crabtree Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Penguins, ostriches, and emus have evolved to suit their unique habitats. Full-color photos introduce fabulous flightless birds, their habitats, and behavior.
Palaeobiology Of Giant Flightless Birds
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Author : Delphine Angst
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2017-11-16
Palaeobiology Of Giant Flightless Birds written by Delphine Angst and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-16 with Science categories.
The fossil record of giant flightless birds extends back to the Late Cretaceous, more than 70 million years ago, but our understanding of these extinct birds is still incomplete. This is partly because the number of specimens available is sometimes limited, but also because widely different approaches have been used to study them, with sometimes contradictory results. This book summarizes the current knowledge of the paleobiology of seven groups of giant flightless birds: Dinornithiformes, Aepyornithiformes, Dromornithidae, Phorusrhacidae, Brontornithidae, Gastornithidae and Gargantuavis. The first chapter presents the global diversity of these birds and reviews the tools and methods used to study their paleobiology. Chapters 2 to 8 are each dedicated to one of the seven groups of extinct birds. Finally, a conclusion offers a global synthesis of the information presented in the book in an attempt to define a common evolutionary model. Focuses on the giant flightless birds that evolved independently in different parts of the world since the Cretaceous period Covers a number of different families with different evolutionary histories, providing a source of interesting comparisons Provides emphasis on the palaeobiology of these birds, including their evolution, adaptations, mode of life, ecology and extinction