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Although the number of plant and animal species is shrinking at an alarming rate, there are still places where we can see an amazing diversity of species: museums of natural history, as archives of biological diversity with thousands of living and extinct species, are unique treasuries, not least because of their high scientific value. In this book, awardwinning photographer Klaus Nigge and ornithologist Karl Schulze-Hagen document five famous ornithological collections and invite the reader to take part in an unusual excursion into the world of museum birds, with Humboldt’s parrot looking over our shoulders …
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Author Biography
The Author
Biologist and physician Dr. Karl Schulze-Hagen spent many years studying the reproductive habits of songbirds and cuckoos and conducts research into the history of ornithology, where it is the often eccentric and empassioned personalities to whom he devotes particular attention. The result of his wideranging studies: almost 100 publications and six books, including Die Vogel-WG.
The Photographer
Klaus Nigge studied philosophy and art, was President of the German Society for Nature Photography and since 1995, has worked as a freelance photojournalist, for example for National Geographic, GEO and other international magazines. He documents often charismatic animal species in their natural habitats and the problems of nature and species conservation.
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Copyright © 2022 Karl Schulze-Hagen/Klaus Nigge/Jürgen Fiebig, Knesebeck Verlag
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- Publisher Knesebeck Verlag
- Publication Date October 2022
- Orginal LanguageGerman
- ISBN/Identifier 9783957284105
- Publication Country or regionGermany
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 40 EUR
- Pages240
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleVogelwelten
- Copyright Year2022
- Dimensions28 x 21.5 cm
- Illustration220
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