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Life everlasting

Pages
256
Published
2012
Language
English

Synopsis

Inspired by a friend's request for a green burial, acclaimed biologist Bernd Heinrich investigates how the animal world deals with death and renewal. He explores the intricate processes of decomposition and scavenging, from carrion beetles burying mice to the collaborative efforts of ravens and wolves. Heinrich reveals the profound ecological and spiritual lessons found in nature's cycle of turning life to life.

About the author

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Bernd Heinrich

Bernd Heinrich, Ph.D, is a professor emeritus in the biology department at the University of Vermont and is the author of a number of books about nature writing, behavior, biology, ecology, and evolution. - Wikipedia