{"product_id":"curious-naturalists-paperback","title":"Curious Naturalists - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiko Tinbergen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnthusiastic and informal accounts of the exciting discoveries and fascinating observations made by naturalists in the study of the behavior of animals in their natural surroundings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurious Naturalists\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most beloved and enduring works in the literature of natural history and animal behavior. Written by Nikolaas \"Niko\" Tinbergen--the Dutch-born ethologist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Konrad Lorenz and Karl von Frisch for their foundational work in establishing the science of ethology--the book offers enthusiastic and informal accounts of the exciting discoveries and fascinating observations made by naturalists in the study of the behavior of animals in their natural surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1958, the book distills approximately 25 years of Tinbergen's fieldwork and biological exploration into vivid, accessible narratives written for a broad general audience. Tinbergen thought of himself above all as a \"curious naturalist\"--someone dedicated to watching and wondering about the natural world--and that spirit of patient, joyful inquiry permeates every page. The writing is notably free of technical jargon, making the science accessible to non-specialists while losing none of its intellectual depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book draws on Tinbergen's own landmark field studies, including his celebrated investigations into the behavior of digger wasps and their remarkable ability to navigate back to their burrows using visual landmarks, experiments that became classics in the study of animal learning and spatial orientation. He also recounts studies of herring gulls, three-spined sticklebacks, grayling butterflies, and other animals, weaving together descriptions of the field conditions, the questions asked, and the ingenious experiments devised to answer them. The accounts span fieldwork conducted in the Netherlands, on the English coast, and in other locations across Europe, capturing both the excitement of discovery and the painstaking methodology behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, Tinbergen conveys his deep conviction that careful, patient observation of animals in their natural environments, rather than only in the laboratory, is essential to truly understanding behavior. In doing so, the book serves both as a compelling introduction to ethology and as a passionate defense of naturalistic study as a scientific method.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNiko Tinbergen\u003c\/b\u003e (1907-1988) was a Dutch-born biologist and one of the founding figures of ethology -- the scientific study of animal behavior in natural environments. He is best known for his landmark field studies of animals including digger wasps, herring gulls, and three-spined sticklebacks, and in 1973 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Konrad Lorenz and Karl von Frisch in recognition of their collective contributions to the understanding of animal behavior. The author of several influential works including \u003ci\u003eThe Study of Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e (1951) and \u003ci\u003eThe Herring Gull's World\u003c\/i\u003e (1953), Tinbergen spent much of his career at Oxford University, where he built one of the world's most celebrated animal behavior research programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.14 x 4.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459154174259,"sku":"9780870234569","price":56.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/E0Cp7Oilk29780870234569.webp?v=1781294886","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/curious-naturalists-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}