Call of Nature Jones Richard
Call of Nature Jones Richard Journey through the digestive systems of humans, farm and wild animals, and meet some of nature's ultimate recyclers as they eat, breed in and compete for dung. From the…
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Call of Nature Jones Richard
Journey through the digestive systems of humans, farm and wild animals, and meet some of nature's ultimate recyclers as they eat, breed in and compete for dung. From the enigmatic dung-rolling beetles to bat guano and giant elephant droppings, dung creates a miniature ecosystem to be explored by the aspiring dung watcher.The author completes the book with an identification guide to dung itself, so that you can identify the animal that left it behind. The fall of bodily waste onto the ground is the start of a race against the clock as a multitude of dung-feeders and scavengers consume this rich food source.
Scats, spraints, frass, guano, spoor learn your way around different species droppings. Pellets or pats? There's also a dung-feeder s identification guide that includes the species you re most likely to encounter on an exploration of the dung heap.Editorial reviews "This book is a