Tooth and Claw: Top Predators of the World

Tooth and Claw is a beautifully illustrated book that provides an in-depth look at the world's deadliest predators, including big cats, wild dogs, sharks, reptiles, and killer whales. It offers insights into their biology, ecology, and conservation, and highlights conservation successes and the steps individuals can take to protect these magnificent beasts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 09 May 2023
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Tooth and Claw presents an unparalleled look at a side of nature rarely witnessed up close. Stunningly illustrated throughout and brimming with fun facts, it describes ultimate vertebrate predators ranging from sharks and reptiles to raptors, cats, dogs, bears, and marine mammals. Provides rare insights into the biology, ecology, and conservation of top predators, drawing on the latest findings from habitats around the world. Conveys the wonders of the natural world with engaging storytelling and lively personal anecdotes.

This book blends gorgeous photos and illustrations with spellbinding storytelling, providing a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the world's top predators. It covers apex and other top predators in each major vertebrate family, discussing where and how they live, how they are faring in the modern world, and why they matter. Along the way, the authors share informative and entertaining anecdotes from their decades in the field, learning about predators and revealing hard truths about the role humans continue to play in their fate.

Tooth and Claw also describes conservation successes and lays out some simple but crucial steps each of us can take to protect these magnificent beasts. Are humans top predators, too? Read this amazing book and find out.

Weight: 1324g
Dimension: 201 x 252 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691240282