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Author Capainolo, Peter, 1959- author.

Title How fast can a falcon dive? : fascinating answers to questions about birds of prey / Peter Capainolo and Carol A. Butler
Published New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Series Animal Q & A
Animal Q & A.
Contents Raptor basics -- Raptor bodies -- Raptor behavior -- Raptor reproduction -- Dangers and defenses -- Raptor husbandry -- Taming and training -- Raptors and people -- Research and conservation
Summary How Fast Can a Falcon Dive? explores the world of raptors in a way that will appeal to bird lovers and biology enthusiasts alike. In a reader friendly question and answer format, and complete with more than fifty-five color and black and white images, ornithologist Peter Capainolo and science writer Carol A. Butler define and classify raptors, explore the physical attributes of birds of prey, view how their bodies work, and explain the social and physical behaviors of these species-how they communicate, hunt, reproduce, and more
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-288) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Birds of prey -- Miscellanea
NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
Birds of prey
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea
Form Electronic book
Author Butler, Carol A., 1943- author
ISBN 9780813550329
0813550327
1283865718
9781283865715