Dynasties
The Rise and Fall of Animal Families
$99.58
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2018
Summary
Family isn’t just important. It’s everything.
From lions hunting as a pride to penguins huddling together to keep from freezing in the bitter Antarctic winter, many animals are dependent on complex social relationships for their survival. Powerful dynasties lay claim to vast swathes of territory, fighting off rivals and securing their hunting grounds for generations to come.
Dynasties offers an immersive insight into the shifting hierarchies of animal…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785943010 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1785943014 |
| Author: | Stephen Moss, David Attenborough |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | BBC Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 1.35kg |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 225mm x 294mm |
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Stephen Moss
Stephen Moss (Author)
Stephen Moss is a lifelong naturalist, bestselling author, and prolific broadcaster. In a distinguished career at the BBC Natural History Unit, his credits included the BAFTA-award-winning Springwatch, Birding with Bill Oddie, and The Nature of Britain. His books include Ten Birds that Changed the World, Mrs Moreau’s Warbler, and his bestselling series of bird biographies on the Robin, Wren, Swallow, Swan, Owl, and Starling. He is a Visiting Research Fellow at Bath Spa University and Global Chief Birding Adviser for Birdfy by Netvue. Originally from London, he now lives with his wife and children on the Somerset Levels.
David Attenborough (Foreword By)
Sir David Attenborough is Britain’s best-known natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly seven decades. His first job – after Cambridge University and two years in the Royal Navy – was at a London publishing house. Then, in 1952, he joined the BBC as a trainee producer. It was while working on the Zoo Quest series (1954-64) that he had his first opportunity to undertake expeditions to remote parts of the globe to capture intimate footage of rare wildlife in its natural habitat.
He was Controller of BBC 2 (1965-68), during which time he introduced colour television to Britain, then Director of Programmes for BBC Television (1969-1972). In 1973, he abandoned administration altogether to return to documentary-making and writing, and has established himself as the world’s leading natural history programme maker with several landmark BBC series, including Life on Earth (1979), The Living Planet (1984), The Trials of Life (1990), The Private Life of Plants (1995), Life of Birds (1998), The Blue Planet (2001), Life of Mammals (2002), Planet Earth (2006), and Life in Cold Blood (2008).
Sir David was knighted in 1985 and received the Order of Merit in 2005. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and stands at the forefront of issues concerning the planet’s declining species and conservation.
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