Unforgettable Behavior

Editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine, Cox (The Masters of Nature Photography) pairs explanatory text with attractive, full-page color photos of animals from all over the globe: an owl grooming her chick in Brazil; penguins scaling an iceberg in the Antarctic; musk oxen in the Canadian Arctic lined up and ready to stampede the photographer; a mountain gorilla suckling six-month-old twins in Rwanda; and seven flamingos dancing in a courtship ritual in Kenya. Cox explains how climate changes, such as rising temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, have led species to migrate to different locales. The work also contains background information on the physiology and ecology of each animal and challenges faced by each photographer when capturing wildlife in their regular behaviors such as mating, fighting, or foraging. While many similar photography titles focus on particular species, geographic regions, or habitats, this work presents a diverse array of subjects.