Jungle Spirits

by Christian Ziegler, Daisy Dent

Overview

• A new edition of the best-selling jungle photo book, featuring 186 images of rainforest animals and plants• Stunning, informative, and action-oriented: an urgent plea for the protection of the rainforest• From nature photographer and environmentalist Christian Ziegler, recipient of World Press Photo Award, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and European Wildlife Photographer of the Year awardsSome 60 percent of all the world’s species live in jungles. In this best-selling book and celebration of biodiversity, award-winning wildlife photographer Christian Ziegler and biologist Daisy Dent create a monument to jungle life — from Panama to Congo, Madagascar to Australia. With 186 color photographs and expert texts, they show us some of the most fascinating specimens of jungle flora and fauna: tiny driver ants, nimble ocelots, bonobos, cassowaries, chameleons, colorful orchids, and carnivorous plants. A visually stunning journey through the rain forest, and an urgent reminder of how much our world depends on the preservation of tropical ecosystems.Text in English and German.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783961713721
Publisher:	teNeues Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/15/2021
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	9.59(w) x 12.13(h) x 0.95(d)

About the Author

Christian Ziegler is an award-winning, Panama-based photojournalist specializing in natural history and science-related topics. His work has been published in National Geographic Magazine, among others. A tropical ecologist by training, Ziegler served as Associate for Communication at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. He is the photographer of the books A Magic Web and Deceptive Beauties. Daisy Dent is an ecologist who has worked in tropical forests for over 15 years. She woks in Panama, Brazil, and Malaysia, where she conducted her PhD research. She is a lecturer at the University of Stirling, U.K., and a Research Associate at STRI, Panama.