Tom Jackson Bears Englisch · Taschenbuch

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Bears is an introduction to an animal that has fascinated and terrified people throughout history. With full captions explaining how the species hunts and feeds, rears its young and migrates, it is a brilliant examination in 180 outstanding colour photographs of this fascinating animal.

Bears is an outstanding collection of photographs showing these fascinating animals in their natural habitats in a handy pocket format. There are eight species of bear that roam the world today: from the polar bears of the Arctic to the black and brown bears that prowl North America, and from the giant panda and the black, sloth and sun bears of Asia to the Andean bear of South America. Arranged in chapters covering the different types of bear, their habitats, their family life, and cubs, the book reveals little-known facts on their anatomy, lifecycle, feeding and their young. With full captions explaining how the species hunts and feeds, rears its cubs and migrates, Bears is a brilliant examination in more than 180 outstanding colour photographs of this fascinating animal.

Tom Jackson is a leading natural history writer based in the United Kingdom. As an author and contributor, he has worked on more than 60 books. A zoology graduate from the University of Bristol, he has also worked as a zookeeper and in safari parks in Zimbabwe.