Blandford Press

Foreword Out of our dim and distant unknown past, and throughout human history, the wildfowl of the world have been a part of the intimate furnishings of our environment: objects of fascination and fancy, of ritual and legend, of meaning far beyond mere provender for the family table. Those...

Preface It is curious to reflect, as we stand on the threshold of interplanetary exploration and speculate about the possibility of life forms on other planets, that we are still lamentably ignorant about the most numerous and -arguably - important class of animals on earth. Insects comprise...

A young male Giant Panda.This is a male Giant Panda. He was born in a forest in a partof China a long way from any towns. When he was 7 months oldhe strayed from his mother and a woodcutter found him.First he was taken to Peking Zoo and then he went to a zoo in Japan.The black parts around his eyes...

IntroductionDivination, in one form or another, has been practised from the earhest times on record and is still prevalent today in every country of the world. The method used may vary considerably according to numerous factors, such as the materials available, the temperament of the diviner, the...