Name: Kingfisher (Animal) (en Inglés)
SKU: 52077385
Price: 23.12 USD
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Author: Ildiko Szabo

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Reaktion Books

Autor

Ildiko Szabo

Año

2019

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

208

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781789141399

N° edición

Categorías

Fauna: aves y observación de aves. interés general

Kingfisher (Animal) (en Inglés)

Ildiko Szabo (Autor) · Reaktion Books · Tapa Blanda

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Kingfishers are a stunning sight to behold. The dash and verve of these cosmopolitan birds has been admired for millennia, appearing in creation myths, imperial regalia, and cultural iconography, and they were once valued as highly as gold. Artists used their iridescent feathers in Tian-tsui, an iconic style of Chinese fine art, for more than 2,400 years. The magnificent temples at Angkor Wat in Cambodia owe their existence in part to the great wealth generated by the live kingfisher trade from the Indochina Peninsula. As well, as a muse, kingfishers have influenced philosophers, playwrights, and artists, from the Roman poet Ovid to Carl Jung, Charles Darwin, and others, while more recently, bio-mimicry engineers have turned to kingfishers for inspiration. This lavishly illustrated book delves into the origins and diversity of the more than 120 species of kingfishers, from the burly kookaburras to the diminutive birds that daringly pluck spiders off webs, defining their characteristics, their differences, their lifestyles, and their cultural significance around the world.