The Animal In Its World: Explorations Of An Ethologist 1932-1972, Volume One: Field Studies
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Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few scientists have observed the animal kingdom with the patience, rigour, and wonder of Nobel laureate Niko Tinbergen, and The Animal in its World: Explorations of an Ethologist 1932–1972 stands as a monument to a lifetime of such devoted inquiry. This first volume, Field Studies, chronicles four decades of meticulous fieldwork, presenting Tinbergen's groundbreaking observations of animal behaviour in their natural habitats — from the social rituals of gulls on windswept coastlines to the hunting strategies of predators on open heathland. Written with the clarity of a master scientist and the warmth of a true naturalist, it presents complex behavioural theory in a manner that is as accessible as it is intellectually rigorous. Tinbergen, Professor of Animal Behaviour at Wolfton College, Oxford, and co-recipient of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, argues throughout that the key to understanding animal behaviour lies not in the laboratory alone, but in the wild, unpredictable theatre of nature itself. His work laid the foundations of modern ethology, and this collection — with a foreword by Sir Peter Medawar, FRS — illustrates the profound interconnectedness of instinct, environment, and survival. For anyone drawn to the mysteries of the natural world, this volume poses a tantalising question: how much of what animals do remains, even now, beyond our full comprehension?
Author: Niko Tinbergen
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, George Allen & Unwin Ltd
Genre: Zoology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few scientists have observed the animal kingdom with the patience, rigour, and wonder of Nobel laureate Niko Tinbergen, and The Animal in its World: Explorations of an Ethologist 1932–1972 stands as a monument to a lifetime of such devoted inquiry. This first volume, Field Studies, chronicles four decades of meticulous fieldwork, presenting Tinbergen's groundbreaking observations of animal behaviour in their natural habitats — from the social rituals of gulls on windswept coastlines to the hunting strategies of predators on open heathland. Written with the clarity of a master scientist and the warmth of a true naturalist, it presents complex behavioural theory in a manner that is as accessible as it is intellectually rigorous. Tinbergen, Professor of Animal Behaviour at Wolfton College, Oxford, and co-recipient of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, argues throughout that the key to understanding animal behaviour lies not in the laboratory alone, but in the wild, unpredictable theatre of nature itself. His work laid the foundations of modern ethology, and this collection — with a foreword by Sir Peter Medawar, FRS — illustrates the profound interconnectedness of instinct, environment, and survival. For anyone drawn to the mysteries of the natural world, this volume poses a tantalising question: how much of what animals do remains, even now, beyond our full comprehension?