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Weidensaul, Scott.
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Birds -- Migration.
Migratory birds.
Flyways.
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Weidensaul, Scott.
Birds -- Migration.
Migratory birds.
Flyways.
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A
world
on the
wing
: the
global
odyssey
of
migratory
birds
/ Scott Weidensaul.
by
Weidensaul, Scott.
W.W. Norton & Company, 2021.
Call #:
598.1568 W417w
Subjects
Birds
-- Migration.
Migratory
birds
.
Flyways.
ISBN:
9780393608908 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Global
odyssey
of
migratory
birds
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
385 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-373) and index.
Summary:
"An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of
global
bird migration. In the past two decades, our understanding of bird migration -- the navigational and physiological feats that enable
birds
to cross immense oceans or fly above the highest mountains, to go weeks without sleep, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch -- has exploded. Scientists have made astounding discoveries: certain species, such as thrushes, can avoid dehydration over long flights by 'drinking' from their own muscles and organs, extending their flight range by almost thirty percent, or more than two thousand miles, and while we've known for decades that
birds
are somehow able to orient themselves using earth's magnetic field, a new leading theory is that they do so through a form of quantum entanglement. In A
World
on the
Wing
, author and researcher Scott Weidensaul shares these and other revelations to convey both the wonder of bird migration and its
global
sweep, taking the reader from the shores and mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China, to the remote mountains of northeastern India, and to the salt lakes in southern Cyprus in the Mediterranean. Weidensaul also introduces those trying to preserve
global
migratory
patterns in the face of climate change and other rising challenges."--From publisher.
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