Tropical Rainforest Exploration (A Popular Science Book Series on Animals, Plants, and Ecological Environments)

Author: Han Lianxian
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: The tropical jungle is home to a vast number of animals and plants, many of which are unique to this biome. The author narrates their observations and experiences while conducting wildlife surveys and traveling in tropical jungles in China's Yunnan and Hainan provinces, as well as in Thailand and Nepal, through storytelling. The author provides detailed descriptions of the fascinating plants and animals in the tropical jungle, introducing their characteristics, life habits, the impact of humans on them, and conservation issues. The article is highly engaging and presents knowledge in a vivid and entertaining manner. Why do fig trees strangle large trees? Why do large trees develop buttress roots? How do lizards glide through the air? Why do gibbons sing? Answers to these questions can all be found in this book. As a zoologist, the author presents the tropical jungle to readers with a rigorous scientific attitude, recording it objectively and accurately, without the fantastical, irresponsible, and ungrounded literary descriptions found in some other books. Young readers and the general public will feel as if they are accompanying the author on a survey of the tropical jungle when reading this book. They will encounter many new things, broaden their horizons, and gain a deeper understanding, appreciation, and love for the tropical jungle.