About this item
Equal parts nature guide, adventure story, and coffee table book! People are captivated by wild animals - by their strength and their size and by the things they do to stay alive. Wildlife Spectacles dives deep into this wonder, allowing curious readers to discover just how spectacular wild animals can be. Zoologist Vladimer Dinets reveals hundreds of amazing examples of animal behavior across North America, explaining why they happen, how they work, and where they can be seen in person. In the rich, fully illustrated pages you'll discover the migration of gray whales along the Pacific coast, the scuba diving of spiny lobsters in Florida, the synchronized blinking of fireflies near Tennessee, the swarms of feeding bats over the Mississippi River, the blue-glowing scorpions of the Southwest desert, hundreds of wintering tundra swans in New Jersey, and much more.
About the Author
I grew up in Russia, moved to the US in the late 90's, and received a PhD in Zoology from the University of Miami for my research on songs and dances of crocodiles and alligators. I am studying complex animal behavior and the natural history of rare, little-known animals. I've traveled in more than a hundred countries, mostly for my research, but also because I love travel. My books about nature and my travel diaries have been popular in Russia for the past twenty years; I am now making them available as Kindle editions. Dragon Songs, my first popular book in English, came out in 2014 and got a Gold Star from Publishers' Weekly, as well as excellent readers' reviews.
My website: http://dinets.info
My bilingual (English/Russian) blog: http://vdinets.livejournal.com
