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Vulture: (Animal)

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About the Book

Vulture offers a concise history and enlightening new view of this much-misunderstood bird. Vultures vary in type and size, and while some have a diet consisting of bone, others have gone almost completely vegetarian. Inside human communities, vultures have occupied predictable roles such as disposing of the dead and officiating over human sacrifices, but they have just as often been viewed as courageous and noble creatures, indispensable in the containment of waste and disease, world creators and divine mothers.

About the Author :
Thom van Dooren is an environmental philosopher and anthropologist. He lives in Sydney, Australia, and has published widely on the natural world, conservation and extinction.

Review :
Thom van Dooren crafts a heartfelt defence of the scavenger birds. He finds beauty and nobility in everything, from their acidic digestive tracts, which make them invulnerable even to anthrax, to their collective ability to skeletonize a ritually presented human corpse in an hour . . . captivating. This little book by environmental philosopher and anthropologist Thom van Dooren could go a long way toward cleaning up the reputation of our local scavengers and their vulture brethren. ­ Vultures are probably the most misunderstood of all birds. This lovely book, filled with art and drawings, seeks to provide a more complete and nuanced understanding and appreciation for these majestic birds. Vulture is part of a wonderful series of books, each of which is devoted to a single animal, including a number of surprising and unlikely species . . . I have enjoyed many other books published by Reaktion, and this is no exception. Each wide-ranging, yet relatively short volume reviews numerous aspects of the animals under consideration, summarizing what is known about their behavior, their ecological niche, and their relationship with humans, including their significance in various cultures and religions. In engaging prose accompanied by a large number of color and black-and-white illustrations, Thom van Dooren continues this tradition and shows that quirky and long-lived vultures are amazingly diverse and highly misunderstood . . . With populations of vultures in serious decline globally, let us hope that this inspirational, informative, and myth-breaking book will engender a renewed appreciation and respect for these magnificent birds and help them survive in a human-dominated world . . . I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781861898067
  • Publisher: Reaktion Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Reaktion Books
  • Height: 190 mm
  • No of Pages: 192
  • Series Title: Animal
  • Width: 135 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1861898061
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 331 gr


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