Marion Rmy
Marion Rmy - On Being A Bear Face To Face With Our Wild Sibling - Hardcover
Marion Rmy - On Being A Bear Face To Face With Our Wild Sibling - Hardcover
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Description: This up - close captivating look at an iconic animal traces our complex relationship to bears throughout history and what they can tell us about ourselves. On Being a Bear draws on history legends scientific studies and the author's thirty years of observing bears around the world to offer a richly detailed biography of these iconic animals including the many ways bears have figured in our lives and imaginations. As author R my Marion tells us some cultures view bears as our wild cousins as humans cloaked in fur while others cast bears as cuddly characters in cartoons or seek to eradicate their grizzled forms from civilization. Scientists have made new discoveries into bears varied diets their powerful sense of smell and a mother bear's stubborn patience with her cubs. Bears play a vital role in our ecosystems and new studies into bear hibernation could lead to medical breakthroughs for humans. Offering these and more astonishing insights On Being a Bear brings readers face - to - face with these long admired feared and misunderstood animals and sets the record straight through a combination of thrilling science and expert storytelling.
Title: On Being A Bear Face To Face With Our Wild Sibling
Author(s): Marion Rmy
Publisher: Greystone Books Canada
Barcode: 9781771646987
Pages: 248 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 3/30/2021
Category: Wildlife: General Interest
Description: This up - close captivating look at an iconic animal traces our complex relationship to bears throughout history and what they can tell us about ourselves. On Being a Bear draws on history legends scientific studies and the author's thirty years of observing bears around the world to offer a richly detailed biography of these iconic animals including the many ways bears have figured in our lives and imaginations. As author R my Marion tells us some cultures view bears as our wild cousins as humans cloaked in fur while others cast bears as cuddly characters in cartoons or seek to eradicate their grizzled forms from civilization. Scientists have made new discoveries into bears varied diets their powerful sense of smell and a mother bear's stubborn patience with her cubs. Bears play a vital role in our ecosystems and new studies into bear hibernation could lead to medical breakthroughs for humans. Offering these and more astonishing insights On Being a Bear brings readers face - to - face with these long admired feared and misunderstood animals and sets the record straight through a combination of thrilling science and expert storytelling.
Title: On Being A Bear Face To Face With Our Wild Sibling
Author(s): Marion Rmy
Publisher: Greystone Books Canada
Barcode: 9781771646987
Pages: 248 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 3/30/2021
Category: Wildlife: General Interest
