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David Attenborough

The Trials of Life : A Natural History of Animal Behaviour

€14,95
The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough's classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave. 'This is, quite simply, the best thing I've ever done.' Sir David Attenborough on the TV series, The Trials of Life, upon which this book is based.

This is the third and last of Sir David's great natural history books based on his TV series and competes his survey of the animal world that began with Life on Earth and continues with Living Planet. In Life on Earth, Sir David showed how each group of animals evolved. In Living Planet he looked at the way they have adapted to the whole range of habitats in which they live.

Now, in Trials of Life, he completes the story by revealing how animals behave - and why.

Format: Paperback
Published: UK, 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Languages: English
Pages: 288
ISBN 13: 9780008477905
ISBN 10: 0008477906

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The Trials of Life : A Natural History of Animal Behaviour

€14,95