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Information summary on rock, willow and small-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus, L. lagopus, L. leucurus) in North America, including appearance, habitat, behavior and habits, food and feeding, adaptations, and populations and management.
Naturalists London and Van Zyle follow a year in the life of a willow ptarmigan in this colorful picture book, providing young readers an introduction to the animal inhabitants of the far northern wilderness of Alaska and the Arctic. Full-color illustrations.
Celebrating the white-tailed ptarmigan in a month-by-month photographic essay, Joyce Gellhorn reveals the elusive habits of the only bird capable of surviving on the harsh, alpine tundra of the Rocky Mountains throughout the year. Discover an appreciation and awe for the adaptations of a species living on the edge, a species that contends with bitter cold, fierce winter storms, and short breeding seasons. Because they live in a precarious balance with their environment, white-tailed ptarmigan may well serve as a barometer to the health of our planet in terms of global warming. Book jacket.
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