Wild Love
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000H2MEM8 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Cute and informative Lynn Harnett The mating and courtship rituals of 36 species from damselflies to lions are chronicled in lush, crisp color photos from a variety of photographers (credited on the last page). A few succinct informative paragraphs under cute titles such as "Two To Tangle" (snakes) or "Jaws of Desire" (crocodiles) accompany the photos.The authors briefly describe the life habits of animals - an elephant seal bull, for instance, will go three months without food to devote himself to procreation, but let another male approach and its fight or flight.The photography - all of it excellent - offers im
Nan Richardson is an editor, writer, and curator. Former editor of Aperture magazine.. Co-author of Pandemic: Facing AIDS (2003), Havana (2002), Louise Dahl-Wolfe (2000), The White-T (1996), Drag Diaries (1995) and contributor to periodicals including The LA Times Magazine, The Boston Review of Books, Stern, Granta, Interview,
Former editor of Aperture magazine.. About the AuthorNan Richardson is an editor, writer, and curator. Co-author of Pandemic: Facing AIDS (2003), Havana (2002), Louise Dahl-Wolfe (2000), The White-T (1996), Drag Diaries (1995) and contributor to periodicals including The LA Times Magazine, The Boston Review of Books, Stern, Granta, Interview, Art News, Artforum, Art in America
Wild Love takes you on a journey through thirty-six mating rituals, from the cumbersome wooing of giant tortoises to the passionate flight of courting egrets to the cruel dance of the praying mantis. Full of stunning photography by such renowned nature photographers as Art Wolfe, Jim Brandenburg, Jeff Foott, and Frans Lanting, and complete with entertaining and informative text on each species, Wild Love is sure to sure to surprise and seduce.