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.