Wild Asian Birds

by Brazil, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781565548374
• ISBN10: 156554837X
• Edition: Cards
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc

Summary

Lavishly illustrated with stunning color photographs, this visual tour through the largest continent on earth accompanies a major ten-part documentary appearing on the Discovery Channel this fall. The Asian continent's tremendous diversity of animal, plant, and aquatic species are explored with a keen sense of the dynamism of their habitats through the continuing cycles of time and change. The wildlife of the Himalayas, northern China, Korea, India, and more are showcased here in full glory.

The book presents insight into each of Asia's 10 key habitats and the animals that make their home in them. There is an introductory, illustrated essay about the natural history of the region and 10 chapters, each one focusing on a habitat or Tropical forest. Each chapter begins with a short essay and comprises between 12 and 18 photos of a diverse array of animal species. Chapters are divided by bioregion, and each provides extensive coverage of the area, such as:
-- The Himalayas -- the great barrier that divides northern and southern Asia. Species include: lammerge