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Parrots of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
Mike Perrin
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Description for Parrots of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
Hardcover. Parrots' colour and charisma, coupled with the fact that they mimic human speech, make them fascinating to many people. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: RNKH1; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 217 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2098.
A detailed examination of all aspects of parrots from behavior to their conservation.
Parrots' colour and charisma, coupled with the fact that they mimic human speech, make them fascinating to many people. They are ancient birds with unique bill and foot structures that enable them to forage on fruits in the canopy of forest trees as well as on seeds in grasslands. Because they depend on fruits and seeds all year round, most species are confined to the tropics or sub-tropics, where the world's biodiversity is at its greatest. There are over three hundred species of parrots, of which ... Read more
A detailed examination of all aspects of parrots from behavior to their conservation.
Parrots' colour and charisma, coupled with the fact that they mimic human speech, make them fascinating to many people. They are ancient birds with unique bill and foot structures that enable them to forage on fruits in the canopy of forest trees as well as on seeds in grasslands. Because they depend on fruits and seeds all year round, most species are confined to the tropics or sub-tropics, where the world's biodiversity is at its greatest. There are over three hundred species of parrots, of which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wits University Press South Africa
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
638
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781868145522
SKU
V9781868145522
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99-50
About Mike Perrin
Mike Perrin is professor emeritus of zoology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and has been director of the Research Centre for African Parrot Conservation for a decade.
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