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A new, fully updated narrative edition of the fundamental biography of our world by David Attenborough, The Living Planet.

No part of our planet is free from life. Plants and animals thrive or survive in every extreme climatic or natural condition it offers. Unique species and often entire communities adapt to exploit the cold and tundras, forests and plains, the desert, the ocean, and volcanoes. These adaptations can be truly astonishing: fish that walk or lay eggs on leaves in the air, snakes that fly, flightless birds that graze like deer, and bears that develop hair on their soles. In The Living Planet, David Attenborough's investigative gaze, unceasing curiosity, and infectious enthusiasm explain and illuminate the complex lives of these colonies, from the solitary peaks of the Himalayas to the wild creatures that have settled in the most recent of environmental formations, the city. At the end of this book, it is hard to say what is more astonishing – the ingenuity with which individual species survive or the complexity of their interdependence with each other and with the habitats provided by our planet.

In this new edition, the author, with the help of zoologist Matthew Cobb, has added all the latest discoveries in ecology and biology, as well as a full-color photographic section of 64 pages. He also examines the urgent issues facing our living planet: climate change, pollution, and mass species extinction.

Pages: 320, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm