One does not have to be outside to experience nature. Due to the recent pandemic, many were forced to stay inside their homes for a very long period in 2020.
Some were stuck with the desire to go out and enjoy the warmth of nature. But, they can't.
Fortunately, many great nature literary works were produced by talented writers that will help the readers enjoy nature in the safety of their homes.
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A Life on Our Planet: My witness statement and a vision for the future
by David Attenborough and Jonnie Hughes
"A Life on Our Planet is my witness statement and my vision for the future. It is the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake - and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right."
-David Attenborough
A 2020 book by documentarian David Attenborough and director-producer Jonnie Hughes. It follows Attenborough's career as a presenter and natural historian and the decline in wildlife and rising carbon emissions during the period. Attenborough warns of the effects that climate change and biodiversity loss will have in the near future and offers action which can be taken to prevent any natural disaster. A companion book to the film David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, which was positively received by critics.
Becoming Wild: How Animals Learn to be Animals
by Carl Safina
Guided by parents, carers, teachers, and siblings, we learn to answer these questions as we grow up. But it's not just us. Many animals must learn to answer them too.
In Becoming Wild, Carl Safina reveals that culture, long thought exclusive to humankind, is abundant in the animal kingdom. Sperm whales in the Caribbean communicate through a system of clicks akin to Morse code, announcing which clan they belong to, which family, and who they are individual. Among chimpanzees, the obsession with male status may guarantee violence, even war, but they also have many ways to quell tensions.
Safina showed that the better we understand the animals with whom we share this planet, the less different from us they seem.
Entangled Life: How fungi make our worlds, change our minds, and shape our futures
by Merlin Sheldrake
The book looks at fungi from several angles, including decomposition, fermentation, nutrient distribution, psilocybin production, the evolutionary role fungi play in plants, and how humans relate to the fungal kingdom. It uses music and philosophy to illustrate its thesis and introduces readers to several central strands of research on mycology. It is also a personal account of Sheldrake's experiences with fungi.
Everything You Know About Animals Is Wrong
by Matt Brown
A must-read in the Everything you Know series, this book debunks a range of old-cod stories about animals in author Matt Brown's inimitable humorous and fascinating style.
Covering Everything from the myth that lemmings throw themselves off cliffs in suicide (they don't, but on occasion, some just fall off) to the one about bats being blind (they're not, and they can see but use the more sophisticated echolocation for individual hunting). From head in the sand ostriches to cats landing on their feet, a wealth of information on our beloved pets to creepy crawlies and wild giants, this book will set the marvel of the animal word straight. Plus, there are particular features on animals' odd diets and how wrongly they are portrayed in the movies.
Remembering Wildlife series
by Wildlife Photographers United
Remembering Cheetahs is the fifth book in the highly acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of charity books and features a foreword by Dr. Laurie Marker. The text is full of beautiful images donated by more than 70 of the world's top wildlife photographers, including Jonathan & Angela Scott, Marsel van Oosten, Frans Lanting, Art Wolfe, Greg du Toit, and Michael Poliza, to raise awareness of the plight facing cheetahs and also to raise funds to protect them.
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