Mountain Nature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mountain Nature write by Jennifer Frick-Ruppert. This book was released on 2010-04-15. Mountain Nature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Southern Appalachians are home to a breathtakingly diverse array of living things--from delicate orchids to carnivorous pitcher plants, from migrating butterflies to flying squirrels, and from brawny black bears to more species of salamander than anywhere else in the world. Mountain Nature is a lively and engaging account of the ecology of this remarkable region. It explores the animals and plants of the Southern Appalachians and the webs of interdependence that connect them. Within the region's roughly 35 million acres, extending from north Georgia through the Carolinas to northern Virginia, exists a mosaic of habitats, each fostering its own unique natural community. Stories of the animals and plants of the Southern Appalachians are intertwined with descriptions of the seasons, giving readers a glimpse into the interlinked rhythms of nature, from daily and yearly cycles to long-term geological changes. Residents and visitors to Great Smoky Mountains or Shenandoah National Parks, the Blue Ridge Parkway, or any of the national forests or other natural attractions within the region will welcome this appealing introduction to its ecological wonders.
Rocky Mountain Wildlife Nature
Rocky Mountain Wildlife Nature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rocky Mountain Wildlife Nature write by James Kavanagh. This book was released on 2004-09. Rocky Mountain Wildlife Nature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Rocky Mountain Wildlife Nature Activity Book is an outstanding way to learn about wildlife in this region. An impressive array of word games, puzzles and drawing activities contribute to learning fun. This soft cover book is an educational tool and will keep children entertained for hours.
Mountain Gorillas
Mountain Gorillas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mountain Gorillas write by Karen Kane. This book was released on 2001-01-01. Mountain Gorillas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of mountain gorillas.
Nature Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park
Nature Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nature Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park write by Ann Simpson. This book was released on 2012-05-01. Nature Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This field guide dedicated to the wildlife of Rocky Mountain National Park is an information-packed, pocket-sized book that introduces park visitors to animals, plants, insects and more that reside at Rocky Mountain National Park in a colorful and portable package. Includes more than 200 species, including elk, bighorn sheep, moose, ptrarmigan, pika, American dipper, greenback cutthroat trout, aspen, fairy slipper, Colorado columbine, mountain pine beetle, and more.
King of the Mountain
King of the Mountain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook King of the Mountain write by Arnold M. Ludwig. This book was released on 2013-07-24. King of the Mountain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. People may choose to ignore their animal heritage by interpreting their behavior as divinely inspired, socially purposeful, or even self-serving, all of which they attribute to being human, but they masticate, fornicate, and procreate, much as chimps and apes do, so they should have little cause to get upset if they learn that they act like other primates when they politically agitate, debate, abdicate, placate, and administrate, too." -- from the book King of the Mountain presents the startling findings of Arnold M. Ludwig's eighteen-year investigation into why people want to rule. The answer may seem obvious -- power, privilege, and perks -- but any adequate answer also needs to explain why so many rulers cling to power even when they are miserable, trust nobody, feel besieged, and face almost certain death. Ludwig's results suggest that leaders of nations tend to act remarkably like monkeys and apes in the way they come to power, govern, and rule. Profiling every ruler of a recognized country in the twentieth century -- over 1,900 people in all, Ludwig establishes how rulers came to power, how they lost power, the dangers they faced, and the odds of their being assassinated, committing suicide, or dying a natural death. Then, concentrating on a smaller sub-set of 377 rulers for whom more extensive personal information was available, he compares six different kinds of leaders, examining their characteristics, their childhoods, and their mental stability or instability to identify the main predictors of later political success. Ludwig's penetrating observations, though presented in a lighthearted and entertaining way, offer important insight into why humans have engaged in war throughout recorded history as well as suggesting how they might live together in peace.
