FIELD GUIDE TO ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS: new book by Lee Fearnside and Oscar Hey-Fearnside, with an introduction by Dr. W. John Koolage
Given the changes in our climate and growth in human population, animals are increasingly forced to adapt to human behavior in unexpected ways. Whether it’s crocodiles using pool noodles as flotation devices, coyotes becoming more nocturnal to avoid people, or a huddle of walruses sinking a research vessel that invaded their territory, animals are figuring our how to navigate the world we have created. The Field Guide to Animal Adaptations, which identifies and illustrates 16 examples of this phenomenon, providing both hope and despair for the coexistence of people and animals in the future.
Walrus
Mountain Goat
Coyote
American Crocodile
Wildebeest
American Crow