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Birds of Paradise Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds

By: Tim Laman(Author), Edwin Scholes(Author)
228 pages, 300 colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps
Birds of Paradise
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  • Birds of Paradise ISBN: 9781426209581 Hardback Oct 2012 In stock
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Legendary naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace once observed, "The bird of paradise really deserves its name and must be ranked as one of the most beautiful and most wonderful of living things." In this dazzling photo essay, Tim Laman and Edwin Scholes explain why, presenting gorgeous full-color photographs of all 39 species of the birds of paradise that highlight their unique and extraordinary plumage and mating behaviour.

The authors take you into the depths of the remote New Guinea rainforest to find each of these birds, some of which have never before been photographed. In pursuit, the authors pose answers to questions raised by eminent evolutionary biologists such as Ernst Mayr: "How can natural selection favour, one might almost say permit, the evolution of such conspicuously bizarre plumes and displays? How can it permit such 'absurd exaggerations', as one is almost tempted to call them? How can it happen that apparently closely related species and genera differ so drastically in their habits and colourations?"

Field notes, conservation success stories, and observations of native peoples' interactions with these magnificent birds provide a rich feast for birders, naturalists, and any one who is seduced by the power and majesty of the natural world.

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Tim Laman, rainforest biologist affiliated with Harvard University, is one of the most accomplished wildlife photographers in the world.

Edwin Scholes, evolutionary biologist affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History and Cornell University, has studied the New Guinea birds for more than a decade and is the leading authority on their behaviour and evolution.

By: Tim Laman(Author), Edwin Scholes(Author)
228 pages, 300 colour photos, colour illustrations, colour distribution maps
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"[...] The technical and artistic merits of the photographs, combined with the awesomeness of the birds portrayed, make Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World’s Most Extraordinary Birds one of the most beautiful books that I’ve seen. But it’s also a good read, and recommended to anyone who would like an introduction to the birds-of-paradise and what makes them so special."
- Grant McCreary (19-02-2014), read the full review at The Birder's Library

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