| Human Interaction with Birds Including Ringing, Bird Collections, Bird Watching, Bird Feeding, Conservation, Waterfowl Hunting, and Pigeon Racing Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1286383013 ISBN-13: 9781286383018 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $19.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.68 lbs) 166 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Since birds are highly visible and common animals, humans have had relationships with them since the dawn of man. Sometimes, these relationships are mutualistic, like the cooperative honey-gathering among honeyguides and African peoples such as the Borana. Birds have been domesticated by humans both as pets and for practical purposes. Colorful birds, such as parrots and mynas, are bred in captivity or kept as pets, a practice that has led to the illegal trafficking of some endangered species. This book studies human interactions with birds including field guide, seawatching, bird food, pigeon keeping, and the American Racing Pigeon Union. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |