Emperors of the Deep. The Mysterious and Misunderstood World of the Shark (McKeever William); William Collins, 2021

Sharks are ruthlessly efficient predators, the apex of 450 million years of evolution. They are older than trees, have survived five extinction events and are essential to maintaining balanced ocean ecosystems, but how much do we really know about their lives?

The first book to reveal the hidden world of sharks, Emperors of the Deep draws upon the latest scientific research to examine four species in detail - mako, tiger, hammerhead and great white - as never before. An eye-opening tour of shark habitats ranges from the coral reefs of the Central Pacific where great whites mysteriously congregate every autumn in what researchers call a festival for sharks, to tropical mangrove forests where baby lemon sharks play in social groups and to the frigid waters of the North Atlantic, home to 400-year-old Greenland sharks, the world's longest-lived vertebrates. McKeever also traces the evolution of the myth of the 'man-eater' and exposes the devastating effects of the fishing industry on shark populations: In 2018 only four people died in shark attacks while we killed 100 million sharks.

At once a journey through the misunderstood world of sharks and an urgent call to protect them, Emperors of the Deep celebrates these iconic predators that continue to capture our imagination - and that desperately need our help to survive.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	9780008359201
Автор(ы)	McKeever William
Вес	0.24
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2021
Жанр	нехудожественная литература
Издатель	William Collins
Издательство	William Collins
Кол-во страниц	314
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	314
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Тип обложки	мягкая