Author: Boyd Varty
Publisher: HarperOne
ISBN: 9780358099772
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Set in the African bush: a tracker seeks one lion, thanks to lessons that can teach us all how to live--Provided by publisher.

Author: Dory Zane
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1615339027
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

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Discover what lion scat can teach you about this fearsome carnivore. For example, did you know that scientists can tell what lions have been eating by looking at the animal bones and fur in their poop? Kids will soak up an array of fascinating lion facts, some poop-centric and others less so.

Author: Dory Zane
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1615338845
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

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Discover what lion scat can teach you about this fearsome carnivore. For example, did you know that scientists can tell what lions have been eating by looking at the animal bones and fur in their poop? Kids will soak up an array of fascinating lion facts, some poop-centric and others less so.

Author: Boyd Varty
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1400069858
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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“This is a gorgeous, lyrical, hilarious, important book. . . . Read this and you may find yourself instinctively beginning to heal old wounds: in yourself, in others, and just maybe in the cathedral of the wild that is our true home.”—Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star Boyd Varty had an unconventional upbringing. He grew up on Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa, a place where man and nature strive for balance, where perils exist alongside wonders. Founded more than eighty years ago as a hunting ground, Londolozi was transformed into a nature reserve beginning in 1973 by Varty’s father and uncle, visionaries of the restoration movement. But it wasn’t just a sanctuary for the animals; it was also a place for ravaged land to flourish again and for the human spirit to be restored. When Nelson Mandela was released after twenty-seven years of imprisonment, he came to the reserve to recover. Cathedral of the Wild is Varty’s memoir of his life in this exquisite and vast refuge. At Londolozi, Varty gained the confidence that emerges from living in Africa. “We came out strong and largely unafraid of life,” he writes, “with the full knowledge of its dangers.” It was there that young Boyd and his equally adventurous sister learned to track animals, raised leopard and lion cubs, followed their larger-than-life uncle on his many adventures filming wildlife, and became one with the land. Varty survived a harrowing black mamba encounter, a debilitating bout with malaria, even a vicious crocodile attack, but his biggest challenge was a personal crisis of purpose. An intense spiritual quest takes him across the globe and back again—to reconnect with nature and “rediscover the track.” Cathedral of the Wild is a story of transformation that inspires a great appreciation for the beauty and order of the natural world. With conviction, hope, and humor, Varty makes a passionate claim for the power of the wild to restore the human spirit. Praise for Cathedral of the Wild “Extremely touching . . . a book about growth and hope.”—The New York Times “It made me cry with its hard-won truths about human and animal nature. . . . Both funny and deeply moving, this book belongs on the shelf of everyone who seeks healing in wilderness.”—BookPage

Author: Dave Fjelline
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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AN INTRODUCTION AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE Dave Fjelline took over 10,000 photographs of mountain lions and lion sign over the course of his career tracking and capturing California mountain lions for research study. He, his friend and fellow lion hunter, Cliff Wylie, and dozens of research students and wildlife personnel would weigh, see if it is a male or female, age, and evaluate health conditions of each lion before releasing the cougars back into the wild. Throughout his tracking days, Dave captured over 300 mountain lions. And it's because of his work on the trail with his hounds and his knowledge of the big cats that today we know as much as we do about mountain lions.We want you, the reader, to take each image and examine it. Treat each photograph as a mystery, and you have to figure out what's going on, what information is in the picture, and what it tells you about the lion. On each photograph page Dave will ask you a question or two. See what all you can hunt down from the clues, or sign as we call it in the field. Don't worry, Dave will help you along as you track down the California mountain lion. Sometimes even when you know there is a mountain lion in the photograph, it's mighty tough to see them. And that's why some call them the "ghost cat". Do your best, and Dave will walk the narrow trail of the ghost cat right alongside you. And chin up, because Dave knows more about the lion than anyone else alive today, so you're safe and sound with the greatest mountain lion tracker in the world. ---Sunni Leavell, editor.

Author: Barbara Bennett
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426206542
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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An English professor at North Carolina State University, the author spent a sabbatical as a hands-on volunteer, working with lions, leopards, and other wild creatures at Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia. This title is based on her incredible experiences there.

Author: Norman D. Graubart
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477754253
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

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Mountain lions, panthers, and pumas are all the same animal—the cougar. Cougars are difficult animals to track, but readers learn how to become expert trackers through informative text and detailed photographs. One of the most interesting—and grossest—ways to track a cougar is by looking at its poop! Readers get a close-up look at cougar poop to give them a reading experience they won’t soon forget. They’re also presented with maps, charts, and diagrams to practice getting information from a variety of sources.

Author: Clare Beaton
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 9781846860003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Different animals of the jungle are presented through descriptive adjectives and repeating text.

Author: William Stolzenburg
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620405547
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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"This is one stirring account of one stirring journey: the trek of a fellow creature through a hostile, man-made world--and through our imaginations." --Bill McKibben, author of EAARTH: MAKING A LIFE ON A TOUGH NEW PLANET Late one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. The creature appeared as something out of New England's forgotten past. Beside the road lay a 140-pound mountain lion. Speculations ran wild, the wildest of which figured him a ghostly survivor from a bygone century when lions last roamed the eastern United States. But a more fantastic scenario of facts soon unfolded. The lion was three years old, with a DNA trail embarking from the Black Hills of South Dakota on a cross-country odyssey eventually passing within thirty miles of New York City. It was the farthest landbound trek ever recorded for a wild animal in America, by a barely weaned teenager venturing solo through hostile terrain. William Stolzenburg retraces his two-year journey--from his embattled birthplace in the Black Hills, across the Great Plains and the Mississippi River, through Midwest metropolises and remote northern forests, to his tragic finale upon Connecticut's Gold Coast. Along the way, the lion traverses lands with people gunning for his kind, as well as those championing his cause. Heart of a Lion is a story of one heroic creature pitting instinct against towering odds, coming home to a society deeply divided over his return. It is a testament to the resilience of nature, and a test of humanity's willingness to live again beside the ultimate symbol of wildness.

Author: Mark Elbroch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0811767787
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 681

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The most comprehensive reference guide to mammal tracks and sign for North America. This new edition is more visual, with more than 1300 photos and 450 illustrations for easy comparison and identification of similar sign. Each species account includes information on tracks and trails, scat and urine, nests and lodges, as well as sign on the ground, in trees and shrubs, on fungi and on plants. Winner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Classic Books.