The Kingdom of Rarities

by Eric Dinerstein

Book Overview

When you look out your window, why are you so much more likely to see a robin or a sparrow than a Kirtland's warbler or a California condor? Why are some animals naturally rare and others so abundant? The quest to find and study seldom-seen jaguars and flamboyant Andean cocks-of-the-rock is as alluring to naturalists as it is vitally important to science. From the Himalayan slopes of Bhutan to the most isolated mountain ranges of New Guinea, The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610911954
• ISBN13: 9781610911955
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"