Eel Question

Author : Nicola Davies
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781913634667

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Eel Question by Nicola Davies Pdf

Bound to serve a cruel master, Nant's curiosity never fails to get her into trouble. Her dreams of a life beyond her marshland home intensify each autumn when the silver eels return, along with her questions. Where do they come from? And where do they go?The last in a series of six illustrated folk tales for children which explore the supernatural world, inspired by ancient folk tales and a love of nature. Be ready to feel a little bit of magic, and perhaps a few shivers down the spine.Written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Beth Holland.'This unusual, mythic-feeling story is one of a series of tales from Welsh publisher Graffeg that explore the deeper and sometimes darker side of our connection with the natural world. Nant finds herself at the mercy of a witch hunt, and the story explores themes of ignorance and curiosity with a deft and gentle hand. As ever, Davies' love of the natural world is obvious, and her writing sings with a dark exuberance.' BookTrust 'These stories ask as many questions as they answer and highlight the strong ties that exist between nature and mankind; they beg us to seek a little deeper. Thought-provoking, haunting and swimming with the diverse beauty of the natural world.' Mary Esther Judy, Fallen Star Stories

Author : Patrik Svensson
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780062968838

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The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson Pdf

A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize National Bestseller Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction A New York Times Notable Book One of TIME’s 100 Must Read Books of the Year One of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of the Year One of Smithsonian Magazine’s 10 Best Science Books of the Year One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Nonfiction Books of the Year A New York Times Editor’s Choice Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world’s most elusive fish—the eel—and a reflection on the human condition Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the “eel question”: Where do eels come from? What are they? Are they fish or some other kind of creature altogether? Even today, in an age of advanced science, no one has ever seen eels mating or giving birth, and we still don’t understand what drives them, after living for decades in freshwater, to swim great distances back to the ocean at the end of their lives. They remain a mystery. Drawing on a breadth of research about eels in literature, history, and modern marine biology, as well as his own experience fishing for eels with his father, Patrik Svensson crafts a mesmerizing portrait of an unusual, utterly misunderstood, and completely captivating animal. In The Book of Eels, we meet renowned historical thinkers, from Aristotle to Sigmund Freud to Rachel Carson, for whom the eel was a singular obsession. And we meet the scientists who spearheaded the search for the eel’s point of origin, including Danish marine biologist Johannes Schmidt, who led research efforts in the early twentieth century, catching thousands upon thousands of eels, in the hopes of proving their birthing grounds in the Sargasso Sea. Blending memoir and nature writing at its best, Svensson’s journey to understand the eel becomes an exploration of the human condition that delves into overarching issues about our roots and destiny, both as humans and as animals, and, ultimately, how to handle the biggest question of all: death. The result is a gripping and slippery narrative that will surprise and enchant.

Author : Richard Schweid
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781861897473

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Eel by Richard Schweid Pdf

When pulled from the mud of creeks, ponds, rivers, or the sea, the eel, with its slick, snake-like body, emerges as an extremely mundane and even unappealing fish. But don’t let the appearance fool you—the eel has been one of the world’s favorite foods since ancient Greece, and the eel’s life cycle is one of the most remarkable on the planet—during the middle ages, impoverished Londoners survived on eel and the eel later saved the Mayflower pilgrims from starvation on American shores. In Eel, RichardSchweid chronicles the many facets of these slippery creatures from their natural history to their market value and contemporary consumption to their appearance in art and literature and finally to their present threatened status. So far, eels have steadfastly refused to reproduce in captivity, apparently requiring the vastness of the open ocean to successfully mature—which has imperiled the species’ long-term survival. Schweid explains that freshwater eels are born in remote ocean depths and make a journey of thousands of miles to fresh water where they spend most of their lives before making a return journey to the ocean to mate and die. Well-illustrated and containing many little-known facts about this surprising fish, Eel will appeal to general readers of natural history and others wishing to discover something more about the common unagi on the sushi menu.

Author : Guido van den Thillart,Sylvie Dufour,J. Cliff Rankin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402090950

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Spawning Migration of the European Eel by Guido van den Thillart,Sylvie Dufour,J. Cliff Rankin Pdf

Freshwater eels are almost infinitely improbable creatures. They spawn and die in the middle of the ocean, often associated with undersea mountains. Their tra- parent, leaf-like larvae move with ocean currents for months or years until they approach the mouths of freshwater rivers. Then they undergo a dramatic transf- mation in morphology, physiology and behavior. They move from their planktonic oceanic environment, migrate upstream and live for several years as apex fre- water predators. Then, almost impossibly, as they become sexually mature, they reverse their migration downstream to the ocean and back to spawning grounds to complete their life cycle. The dramatic changes in their life cycles are incredible. The efforts to unravel the details of their life history have been truly daunting. Much of the past research was the work of dedicated individuals who devoted their lifetime research to these fishes. Freshwater eels merit a separate chapter in almost any textbook dealing with ichthyology, marine biology or animal migration. We know a great deal about some aspects of the biology of freshwater eels. However, our understanding of their bi- ogy still resembles a work of art as much as a work of science. To some it appears like the sweeping brush strokes of a Japanese Zen landscape, to others it resembles the work of a French impressionist, and to still others it appears as magic realism.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1050 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11547755

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Senate documents by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Fish-culture
ISBN : CORNELL:31924069309205

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Annual Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries by United States. Bureau of Fisheries Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1070 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3007277

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Report by United States. Bureau of Fisheries Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Fish culture
ISBN : PRNC:32101064434523

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Report on the Condition of the Sea Fisheries of the South Coast of New England by United States. Bureau of Fisheries Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555017346

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Report of the Commissioner by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States Fish Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : UCSD:31822025473174

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Report of the Commissioner for ... by United States Fish Commission Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Fisheries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1052 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Fish culture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005934885

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Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries by United States. Bureau of Fisheries Pdf

Author : United States Fish Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Fish culture
ISBN : UOM:39015001469470

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Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by United States Fish Commission Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : OXFORD:N13390699

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Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Brown Goode
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 940 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : NYPL:33433006662724

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The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States by George Brown Goode Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Fish-culture
ISBN : HARVARD:HWH2NW

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Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries by Anonim Pdf