Raptor and the Lamb: Predators and Prey in the Living World

Provides a guided tour of predator-prey relationships through the very different but often overlapping worlds of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, plants, insects, & microorganisms, as well as the fossilized record of the dinosaurs. We learn, in every instance, not only the intricacies of interdependence in the vast chain of being but also the astonishing adaptability that is inherent in nature, whether the drama be played out on the African plains, in the depths of the ocean, or in the familiar confines of our own backyard. The author is Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto & professor of zoology at the University of Toronto. Illustrated.McGowan, Christopher is the author of 'Raptor and the Lamb: Predators and Prey in the Living World', published 2001 under ISBN 9780788198014 and ISBN 0788198017.