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The Nature of Horses

Autor Stephen Budiansky
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2009
A scientific consideration of horses - their evolution, intelligence and behaviour - which offers modern explanations as to why horses stamp their hooves and snort; what makes a winning racehorse; and whether or not horses talk to each other. "A thoroughly researched, attractive, and well-illustrated book", )Harpers & Queen(. 6pp colour plates & b/w line drawings throughout.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780753801123
ISBN-10: 0753801124
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 6
Dimensiuni: 128 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Formerly Washington editor of the journal NATURE, Stephen Budiansky is a senior writer at US NEWS & WORLD REPORT, where he writes about science, the environment and current affairs. He lives with his wife and two children on a small farm in Virginia.

Descriere

What does it mean to be a horse? The definitive and bestselling book explaining the mysteries of the horse using insights of modern science.

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CONTENTS

Foreword by Franklin M. Loew, D.V.M.

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Improbability of the Horse

Chapter 2 From the Brink of Oblivion

Chapter 3 Equine Nature, Human Nature

Chapter 4 Socioecology

Chapter 5 Seeing and Perceiving

Chapter 6 Horse Talk

Chapter 7 Horse Sense

Chapter 8 The Mechanics of Movement

Chapter 9 Assume a Spherical Horse

Chapter 10 Nature or Nurture?

Conclusion The Fate of the Horse

Further Reading

Acknowledgments

Index

Illustration Credits