{"product_id":"9780007406258_sea-birds-collins-new-naturalist-library-book-28","title":"Sea-Birds (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 28)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSea-Birds introduces us to the sea-birds of the North Atlantic, an ocean in which about half the world sea-bird species have been seen at one time or another. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew of the higher animals have successfully invaded the polar regions and the sea; but those that have – the whales, seals and sea-birds – have made a wonderful success of it. There are only about 250 true sea-birds in the world (there are over thirty times as many others); yet among this select 250 are some of the most numerous and well-adapted of living species, ranging from the magnificent albatrosses, with their powers of sail-planing, to the curious diving petrels; from the penguins to the auks; from the cormorants to the gulls and terns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe arctic tern makes the longest migratory journey of any known bird, travelling 20,000 miles between the two polar regions in the course of a year. Some sea-birds species probably spend the first seven or eight years of their lives without ever touching land; and one, the emperor penguin, never touches land in its life, for it incubates its egg on the Antarctic ice!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces the reader to the sea-birds of the North Atlantic, an ocean in which about half the world sea-bird species have been seen at one time or another. Sea-birds are generally more cosmopolitan and widespread than most land birds; and it is no surprise to the ornithologist to find that the communities on the American and European sides of the Atlantic are very similar, most of their member-species being common to both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors of this book have spent most of their active lives in research on sea-birds, Lockley specialising in Life-histories, Fisher in distribution and numbers. Each has a long record of exploration of the remotest parts of the Atlantic coast and islands. Their felicitous collaboration brings home for the first time to the general bird-watcher and sea-going naturalist what enormous strides have been recently made in our knowledge of sea-birds. We now know the world population of several soecies, and can follow with accuracy the changes in the numbers of many.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Fisher and R. M. Lockley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284885815445,"sku":"9780007406258","price":5.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007406258.jpg?v=1776992113","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007406258_sea-birds-collins-new-naturalist-library-book-28","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}