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OverviewAcclaimed scientist and author Bernd Heinrich has returned every year since boyhood to a beloved patch of western Maine woods. What is the biology in humans of this deep-in-the-bones pull toward a particular place, and how is it related to animal homing? Heinrich explores the fascinating science chipping away at the mysteries of animal migration: how geese imprint true visual landscape memory; how scent trails are used by many creatures, from fish to insects to amphibians, to pinpoint their home if they are displaced from it; and how the tiniest of songbirds are equipped for solar and magnetic orienteering over vast distances. Most movingly, Heinrich chronicles the spring return of a pair of sandhill cranes to their home pond in the Alaska tundra. With his trademark marvelous, mind-altering prose (Los Angeles Times), he portrays the unmistakable signs of deep psychological emotion in the newly arrived birds--and reminds us that to discount our own emotions toward home is to ignore biology itself. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bernd Heinrich, PhD , Rick AdamsonPublisher: Hmh Audio Imprint: Hmh Audio Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 14.00cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9780358306849ISBN 10: 0358306841 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 18 February 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA noted naturalist explores the centrality of home in the lives of humans and other animals...A special treat for readers of natural history. -- Kirkus Reviews A graceful blend of science and memoir...[Heinrich's] ability to linger and simply be there for the moment when, for instance, an elderly spider descends from a silken strand to take the insect he offers her is the heart of his appeal. -- Wall Street Journal Deep and insightful writing. -- Washington Post Natural history fans will love this book. Its appeal is multilayered, with many fascinating instances of Heinrich's fabled fieldwork and plenty of hard science. -- Library Journal (starred review) A noted naturalist explores the centrality of home in the lives of humans and other animals...A special treat for readers of natural history. -- Kirkus Reviews Deep and insightful writing. -- Washington Post A graceful blend of science and memoir...[Heinrich's] ability to linger and simply be there for the moment when, for instance, an elderly spider descends from a silken strand to take the insect he offers her is the heart of his appeal. -- Wall Street Journal Natural history fans will love this book. Its appeal is multilayered, with many fascinating instances of Heinrich's fabled fieldwork and plenty of hard science. -- Library Journal (starred review) Natural history fans will love this book. Its appeal is multilayered, with many fascinating instances of Heinrich's fabled fieldwork and plenty of hard science. -- Library Journal (starred review) Author InformationBERND HEINRICH is an acclaimed scientist and the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Winter World, Mind of the Raven, and Why We Run. Among Heinrich's many honors is the 2013 PEN New England Award for nonfiction, for Life Everlasting. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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