隼

出版时间：2010-2  出版社：三联书店  作者：[英］海伦•麦克唐纳  页数：207  译者：万迎朗,王萍  
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前言

　　1998年，肯·弗兰克林（Ken Franklin）训练了一只名叫非凡的雌性游隼，并让它跟着一名身着高速降落服自由下落的跳伞员，从4800多米高空的飞机上跳下。高速电影的片段记录了多次俯冲的过程，发现她把头深深埋在翅间，脚缩拢在羽毛下，让身体形成如雨滴般完美的空气动力学形态。当时速达到160公里时，哪怕身体和翅翼最细微的变化都会带来极大影响；它看上去正如弗兰克林后来所描述的那样，紧紧收拢，形似木乃伊。可是，就在人们感觉她的速度已不能再快时，她又一次改变自己的姿势：一只肩膀向前耸出，从阻挡它前进的空气分子间穿过，以超过320公里的时速划破长空，把目瞪口呆的摄影师远远甩开。　　隼是迄今为止速度最快的动物。我们为之兴奋，因为它显得比其他鸟类更高傲，浑身散发出危险、敏锐和天生的贵族气息。当然，这些都是我们自己形成的概念，根本不关隼什么事。它们虽然是一种真实的、活生生的动物，但却只能被人类透过所谓的文化眼镜（Kulturbrille）——人类学家弗朗茨.博厄斯（Franz goas）所说的，依托个人文化背景来观察世界的一副心灵透镜——来审视。

内容概要

隼，一种强健、美丽、富有魅力的猛禽，世界上速度最快的动物。不管是爱它、恨它还是怕它，将它当作神来崇拜、当作狩猎伙伴来珍视，还是当作徽识来使用，人类对隼已经着迷了上千年。作为了解这种迷人动物的必备图书，本书将新的迷人光辉注入这种非凡的鸟，还有它飞过的种种文化。从隼的神话与传说、作为古老运动的驯隼术、作为现代城市住户的隼，讲到隼的自然历史与保护，还包括隼是怎样被征召成战争象征和武器的。

作者简介

　　海伦·麦克唐纳，曾为英国和阿拉伯联合酋长国的隼保护组织工作，现任剑桥大学耶稣学院研究员。

书籍目录

前言1  自然历史2  神秘的隼3  驯隼4  濒危的隼5  战隼6　城市隼隼年代表征引文献及注释参考书目相关机构及网站作者致谢图片致谢出版后记

章节摘录

　　1　自然历史　　隼科有六十多名成员，它们和其他昼行性的猛禽，如鹰、雕和鹫，虽然在外形上有些相似，但或许只有较远的亲缘关系；有部分学者认为，隼和鹗的关系更近些。隼的外观及习性多种多样。从爱翻垃圾堆、叫声嘶哑并貌似秃鹫的卡拉鹰，到行为诡秘的热带丛林隼，它们所具有的相同特征，如鼻孔处的骨节和独特的换毛样式，是其同属隼家族的标志。在分类学上，隼科中“真正的隼”又被归入隼属（Falco）。它们形成于相对较近的年代，也就是大约距今七八百万年前。当时，气候变化新造就了几千万亩的热带草原和稀树草原。得益于这种开阔地形，生命类型快速、爆炸性地辐射开来。　　隼属常常被分为四组：体型大、以昆虫为食的燕隼；体型小、专捕鸟类的灰背隼；茶隼；以及还可细分为游隼和沙漠隼的一组大型隼。这里要介绍的游隼和沙漠隼都能快速飞行，长着黑眼睛，是开阔天空中的活跃猎手。游隼专捕鸟类，沙漠隼还能猎食小型哺乳动物、爬行动物和昆虫。和很多猎食鸟类的猛禽一样，这两类隼都显示出相反的二型性（RSD）：即雌鸟体型明显大于雄鸟。长期以来，进化生态学家们试图解释这种现象。也许雌鸟喜欢体型较小的雄鸟，因为它们对自己和幼鸟们威胁较小。或者，也许雌鸟在为积极争得拥有最佳捕食领地的雄鸟时，那些体型较大的获得了自然选择。

媒体关注与评论

　　这本令人惊叹的书既非驯隼术讲义，也非生物学或动物保护学教材，而旨在捕捉并真正解读隼的本质，不啻是一部思考最为周详的隼类社会史……文笔优美清新。　　——英国《驯隼人》杂志　　设计精美，既为世界上速度最快的动物书写了自然史，也讲述了它们与人类长相厮守的故事。　　——美国《华盛顿邮报》

编辑推荐

　　作者海伦·麦克唐纳曾为英国和阿拉伯联合酋长国的隼保护组织工作，现任剑桥大学耶稣学院研究员。　　101幅插图，45幅彩色。

用户评论 (总计13条)

•   书不错，关于隼的历史说了好多相关的东西。最喜欢摩天大厦和隼的部分~
•   历史悠久，老外的书严谨
•   值得收藏的一本书，里面的画面都有一定的年代感
•   我是替朋友买的，买来之后也借阅了一下，写的相当不错！文笔清晰，很有引人入胜的感觉，知识也相当专业，图片更是配的非常到位。是一本好书！
•   中国人那是肯定写不出这样的东西来的！
•   此书前半部分讲解隼的文化历史，后半部分介绍隼的保护等等。内容还好。
•   讲述隼一世世代代，方方面面。也专注讲了游隼等某个种类。但总感觉少了什么。
•   内容还没看 送货的时候书被压了……印刷还好 比想象的小
•   翻译不好！当小说看看而已，一般！
•   　　《隼》这本书不错。隼真是一种魅力十足地动物。它在动物中的高贵位置，就好比藏獒在群狗中的更胜一筹一样。抱歉，你的评论太短了。抱歉，你的评论太短了。抱歉，你的评论太短了。抱歉，你的评论太短了。抱歉，你的评论太短了。抱歉，你的评论太短了。抱歉，你的评论太短了。
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  　　Written by authors who are passionate about their subjects, these highly accessible, informative and beautifully produced books will appeal to the general reader as well as to those with a specialist interest, and will be of educational value to college students and school children.
  　　
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•   选择引进这套书的编辑还真算是独具慧眼了，希望能在保证翻译质量的前提下，出全。另外，更喜欢英文版的装帧，中文版虽然风格类似，但总觉得差点什么。