[PDF] The Wild Animals Of Ireland Living And Extinct eBook

Author : Conor W. O'Brien
Publisher : Merrion Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 22,2 MB
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1785373862

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This is the story of life in Ireland – a story half a billion years in the making. With its castles, crannogs and passage tombs, Ireland is a land where history looms large, but the saga of life on this island dates back millions of years before the first people set foot here. In Life in Ireland, Conor O’Brien guides the reader on a journey around the island to explore the history of natural life here, from the Jurassic Coast of Antrim to the great Ice Age bone-beds of Cork. Along the way, we’ll meet some of the astonishing creatures to have called Ireland home through the ages: shelled monsters; huge marine lizards; armoured dinosaurs; giant deer; mighty mammoths. Vital strands in the story of life on Earth have left their mark here, including some of the first creatures to crawl onto land or take to the wing. This epic journey will take us from the first fossils to the present day, to see how our wildlife has adapted to the human age and explore what the future might hold for life in Ireland.

Author : Thomas J. Hayden
Publisher :
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 26,52 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Mammals
ISBN : 9781860590931

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Isolated from continental Europe, the mammalian fauna of the island of Ireland is surprisingly rich and varied. An unusual and diverse assemblage of species, how they arrived here and their reasons for staying have long intrigued both enthusiast and scholar. Such puzzles are explored in Exploring Irish Mammals, the first accessible, authoritative telling of this unique and fascinating story. Accompanied by vivid and meticulously worked illustrations two of Ireland's leading zoologists, Dr Tom Hayden and Dr Rory Harrington, chronicle the history of mammal life on this island. They explore the species that are currently to be found on land or in the waters around the coast, and they offer fascinating close-up studies of the more shy and elusive animals. This is the story of mammals in Ireland, the evolution of a unique fauna. Beautifully illustrated by Billy Clarke, Exploring Irish Mammals is an invaluable sourcebook which seeks to emphasise the great diversity, richness and heritage value of our wild animals.

Author : Christopher Lever
Publisher : New Holland Australia(AU)
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 33,97 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Introduced animals
ISBN : 9781847734549

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This authoritative and accessible book relates how the alien vertebrate animals (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish) now living wild in Britain and Ireland were introduced and naturalized.

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Page : 146 pages
File Size : 12,65 MB
Release : 1882-11
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