02544nam 2200601 a 450 991045792800332120200520144314.01-280-49380-197866135890331-86189-999-8(CKB)2550000000084075(EBL)851016(OCoLC)775302665(SSID)ssj0000642656(PQKBManifestationID)12255634(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642656(PQKBWorkID)10667400(PQKB)11741521(MiAaPQ)EBC851016(Au-PeEL)EBL851016(CaPaEBR)ebr10538361(CaONFJC)MIL358903(EXLCZ)99255000000008407520120331d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVulture[electronic resource] /Thom van DoorenLondon Reaktion Books20111 online resource (194 p.)Animal seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-86189-806-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Vulture Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; 1. An Unnatural History of Scavenging; 2. Vultures Circling: Eating People; 3. Otherworldly Vultures; 4. Vulture Futures; Timeline of the Vulture; Appendix: Species of Vulture Around the World; References; Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexSimply because they are large scavenging birds, vultures are often viewed as harbingers of death. But, as Thom van Dooren shows in this cultural and natural history, that dominant association leaves us with a very one-dimensional understanding of a group of actually rather fascinating and diverse creatures. Vulture offers an enlightening new history of this much-misunderstood bird. Vultures vary in type and size, and while some have a diet mainly of bone, others are actually almost completely vegetarian. Most interesting, despite its notorious association wAnimal (Reaktion Books)VulturesVulturesSocial aspectsElectronic books.Vultures.VulturesSocial aspects.598.92Dooren Thom van940878MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457928003321Vulture2121654UNINA