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Kea, Bird of Paradox : The Evolution & Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot SGND CPY
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Item specifics
- Condition
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- ISBN
- 9780520213395
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520213394
ISBN-13
9780520213395
eBay Product ID (ePID)
227265
Product Key Features
Book Title
Kea, Bird of Paradox : the Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot
Number of Pages
244 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Birds, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Pets, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-019180
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
598.7/1
Synopsis
The kea, a crow-sized parrot that lives in the rugged mountains of New Zealand, is considered by some a playful comic and by others a vicious killer. Its true character is a mystery that biologists have debated for more than a century. Judy Diamond and Alan Bond have written a comprehensive account of the kea's contradictory nature, and their conclusions cast new light on the origins of behavioral flexibility and the problem of species survival in human environments everywhere. New Zealand's geological remoteness has made the country home to a bizarre assemblage of plants and animals that are wholly unlike anything found elsewhere. Keas are native only to the South Island, breeding high in the rigorous, unforgiving environment of the Southern Alps. Bold, curious, and ingeniously destructive, keas have a complex social system that includes extensive play behavior. Like coyotes, crows, and humans, keas are "open-program" animals with an unusual ability to learn and to create new solutions to whatever problems they encounter. Diamond and Bond present the kea's story from historical and contemporary perspectives and include observations from their years of field work. A comparison of the kea's behavior and ecology with that of its closest relative, the kaka of New Zealand's lowland rain forests, yields insights into the origins of the kea's extraordinary adaptability. The authors conclude that the kea's high level of sociality is a key factor in the flexible lifestyle that probably evolved in response to the alpine habitat's unreliable food resources and has allowed the bird to survive the extermination of much of its original ecosystem. But adaptability has its limits, as the authors make clear when describing present-day interactions between keas and humans and the attempts to achieve a peaceful coexistence.
LC Classification Number
98-19180
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