{"product_id":"bears-of-the-north-9781421439419","title":"Bears of the North","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unprecedented visual and scientific journey into the secret world of bears.   In Bears of the North, renowned wildlife photographer, naturalist, and bestselling author Wayne Lynch offers us a work of scintillating science and stunning beauty. Following polar bears, brown bears, and American and Asiatic black bears through the seasons, this journey is an insider's view of hibernation's mysteries and the birth of cubs in winter; the mating rituals and voracious appetites of spring; hunting, fishing, and encounters with neighbors during summer; and the feeding frenzy and exuberant play of autumn. Dispelling the stereotypes and untruthsbut none of the magicsurrounding these magnificent animals, Lynch comments on the latest scientific discoveries related to the biology, behavior, and ecology of bears. He describes how satellite telemetry has revealed the purpose behind the meanderings of bears and the great distances they sometimes cover on land and in water. He also shows how DNA analys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtremely well researched....No matter how many years you have researched or managed bears, there will be something in this book that you did not know.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eInternational Bear News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Carnivores\u003cbr\u003eThe Bear Family: Family Ursidae\u003cbr\u003eThe Polar Bear\u003cbr\u003eThe Brown Bear\u003cbr\u003eThe Asiatic Black Bear\u003cbr\u003eThe American Black Bear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. January–February–March\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Bear in Hibernation, Down but Not Out\u003cbr\u003eDen Mothers\u003cbr\u003eJourney to the Ice\u003cbr\u003eOn the Sea Ice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. April–May\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDen Emergence\u003cbr\u003eGetting Under Way\u003cbr\u003eOrigin of the Sea Bear\u003cbr\u003eHunters on the Ice\u003cbr\u003eMore like Cows than Carnivores\u003cbr\u003eDroppings and Digestibles\u003cbr\u003eCaching and Carrion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. June\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mating Game\u003cbr\u003eThe Biology of Murder\u003cbr\u003eComing of Age in Bearland\u003cbr\u003eThe Family Breaks Up\u003cbr\u003eOrphans and Castaways\u003cbr\u003eSunbathing Seals\u003cbr\u003eThe Hunter and the Hunted\u003cbr\u003eAnts and Other Edibles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. July–August\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBears on the Beach\u003cbr\u003eSalmon and Bears\u003cbr\u003eHierarchy Highs and Lows\u003cbr\u003eThe Language of Bears\u003cbr\u003eBear Rub Trees\u003cbr\u003eA Day in the Life\u003cbr\u003eThe Challenge of Living with a Cousin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. September\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fall Feeding Frenzy\u003cbr\u003ePacking on the Pounds\u003cbr\u003eThe Games That Bears Play\u003cbr\u003eA Bear's Domain\u003cbr\u003eThe Brainy Bruin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. October–November–December\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBedding Down for Winter\u003cbr\u003eDanger in the Den\u003cbr\u003eSnow Dens\u003cbr\u003eThe Challenge of Life on the Ice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Unbearable Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHabitat Loss\u003cbr\u003eChemicals That Poison\u003cbr\u003ePoaching for Placebos and Profit\u003cbr\u003eThe Big Melt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A. The Tropical Bears\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Andean Bear of the Cloud Forests\u003cbr\u003eThe Sun Bear\u003cbr\u003eGiant Panda, the Bamboo Bear of China\u003cbr\u003eThe Sloth Bear: The Termite Terminator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B. Scientific Names of Plants and Animals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePhoto Credits\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408140149079,"sku":"9781421439419","price":26.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421439419.jpg?v=1730501733","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bears-of-the-north-9781421439419","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}