Author: Kelli Richard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Amazing Facts & Pictures
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Author: Elaine Fitts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Amazing Pictures and Facts About Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Amazing Pictures and Facts About Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Author: Kelli Richard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Amazing Facts & Pictures
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Amazing Facts & Pictures
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Author: Kevin Gulliver
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Amazing Pictures and Facts About Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Amazing Pictures and Facts About Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Author: Elizabeth Palumbo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Fascinating Aldabra Giant Tortoise Facts for Kids with Stunning Pictures!
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Fascinating Aldabra Giant Tortoise Facts for Kids with Stunning Pictures!
A Sheltered Life
Author: Paul Chambers
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195223965
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
A Sheltered Life offers a fascinating look at one of the world's strangest and most wondrous animals--whose significance in modern science and culture cannot be underestimated. In an engaging blend of cultural and natural history, the book ranges from the earliest mention of the tortoises many millennia ago, to the wholesale plunder of their populations starting in the sixteenth century, to modern attempts to protect the tortoise and track down members of what were once believed to be extinct populations.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195223965
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
A Sheltered Life offers a fascinating look at one of the world's strangest and most wondrous animals--whose significance in modern science and culture cannot be underestimated. In an engaging blend of cultural and natural history, the book ranges from the earliest mention of the tortoises many millennia ago, to the wholesale plunder of their populations starting in the sixteenth century, to modern attempts to protect the tortoise and track down members of what were once believed to be extinct populations.
Facts about the Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Author: Lisa Strattin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781705935354
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
This educational tortoise books for kids presents facts along with full color photographs and carefully chosen words to teach children about the Aldabra Giant Tortoise. Packed with facts about the Aldabra Giant Tortoise, your children or grandchildren will enjoy learning from start to finish while they read this tortoise kids book. This book was a pleasure to write, and knowing that children learn from it made it all worthwhile! If you want to learn about the Aldabra Giant Tortoise, you will enjoy this tortoise kids book. Learn many interesting facts and see some beautiful photographs as the Aldabra Giant Tortoises are seen in their natural habitat. The gorgeous photographs will keep your child engaged from beginning to end. Included in the paperback version are some coloring pages for your child! Note: This book is suitable for children 5 years or age and older, although younger children will enjoy it if you share it with them. Grab your copy NOW by clicking the buy button at the top right of the page.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781705935354
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
This educational tortoise books for kids presents facts along with full color photographs and carefully chosen words to teach children about the Aldabra Giant Tortoise. Packed with facts about the Aldabra Giant Tortoise, your children or grandchildren will enjoy learning from start to finish while they read this tortoise kids book. This book was a pleasure to write, and knowing that children learn from it made it all worthwhile! If you want to learn about the Aldabra Giant Tortoise, you will enjoy this tortoise kids book. Learn many interesting facts and see some beautiful photographs as the Aldabra Giant Tortoises are seen in their natural habitat. The gorgeous photographs will keep your child engaged from beginning to end. Included in the paperback version are some coloring pages for your child! Note: This book is suitable for children 5 years or age and older, although younger children will enjoy it if you share it with them. Grab your copy NOW by clicking the buy button at the top right of the page.
The Last Tortoise
Author: Craig Stanford
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674049925
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Tortoises may be the first family of higher animals to become extinct in the coming decades. They are losing the survival race because of what distinguishes them, in particular their slow, steady pace of life and reproduction. The Last Tortoise offers an introduction to these remarkable animals and the extraordinary adaptations that have allowed them to successfully populate a diverse range of habitats—from deserts to islands to tropical forests. The shields that protect their shoulders and ribs have helped them evade predators. They are also safeguarded by their extreme longevity and long period of fertility. Craig Stanford details how human predation has overcome these evolutionary advantages, extinguishing several species and threatening the remaining forty-five. At the center of this beautifully written work is Stanford’s own research in the Mascarene and Galapagos Islands, where the plight of giant tortoise populations illustrates the threat faced by all tortoises. He addresses unique survival problems, from genetic issues to the costs and benefits of different reproductive strategies. Though the picture Stanford draws is bleak, he offers reason for hope in the face of seemingly inevitable tragedy. Like many intractable environmental problems, extinction is not manifest destiny. Focusing on tortoise nurseries and breeding facilities, the substitution of proxy species for extinct tortoises, and the introduction of species to new environments, Stanford’s work makes a persuasive case for the future of the tortoise in all its rich diversity.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674049925
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Tortoises may be the first family of higher animals to become extinct in the coming decades. They are losing the survival race because of what distinguishes them, in particular their slow, steady pace of life and reproduction. The Last Tortoise offers an introduction to these remarkable animals and the extraordinary adaptations that have allowed them to successfully populate a diverse range of habitats—from deserts to islands to tropical forests. The shields that protect their shoulders and ribs have helped them evade predators. They are also safeguarded by their extreme longevity and long period of fertility. Craig Stanford details how human predation has overcome these evolutionary advantages, extinguishing several species and threatening the remaining forty-five. At the center of this beautifully written work is Stanford’s own research in the Mascarene and Galapagos Islands, where the plight of giant tortoise populations illustrates the threat faced by all tortoises. He addresses unique survival problems, from genetic issues to the costs and benefits of different reproductive strategies. Though the picture Stanford draws is bleak, he offers reason for hope in the face of seemingly inevitable tragedy. Like many intractable environmental problems, extinction is not manifest destiny. Focusing on tortoise nurseries and breeding facilities, the substitution of proxy species for extinct tortoises, and the introduction of species to new environments, Stanford’s work makes a persuasive case for the future of the tortoise in all its rich diversity.
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Author: Annie Nichols
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Fun Facts and Amazing Photos of Animals in Nature
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Fun Facts and Amazing Photos of Animals in Nature
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Author: Sarah Leo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Super Fun Facts And Amazing Pictures
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Super Fun Facts And Amazing Pictures
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Author: Veronica Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Super Fun Facts And Amazing Pictures
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: Super Fun Facts And Amazing Pictures