Tim Laman
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Exploring New Guinea’s Lost Worlds
With the most intact rain forest in the entire Asia-Pacific, New Guinea’s forests represent one of the last great wilderness areas on the planet. Over the past eight years, Laman has been exploring the island nation to document its incredible biodiversity, including birds of paradise and bowerbirds, as well as rarely seen species from the “lost world” of the Foja Mountains such as a spike-nosed frog and the world’s smallest kangaroo.
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Books by Tim Laman
“New Guinea: Nature And Culture Of Earth's Grandest Island” (2020)
An Enthralling Exploration Of The Biologically Richest Island On Earth, Featuring More Than 200 Spectacular Color Images By Award-winning National Geographic Photographer Tim Laman In This Beautiful Book, Bruce Beehler, A Renowned Author And Expert On New Guinea, And Award-winning National Geographic Photographer Tim Laman Take The Reader On An Unforgettable Journey Through The Natural And Cultural Wonders Of The World's Grandest Island. Skillfully Combining A Wealth Of Information, A Descriptive And Story-filled Narrative, And More Than 200 Stunning Color Photographs, The Book Unlocks New Guinea's Remarkable Secrets Like Never Before. Lying Between The Equator And Australia's North Coast, And Surrounded By The Richest Coral Reefs On Earth, New Guinea Is The World's Largest, Highest, And Most Environmentally Complex Tropical Island—home To Rainforests With Showy Rhododendrons, Strange And Colorful Orchids, Tree-kangaroos, Spiny Anteaters, Ingenious Bowerbirds, And Spectacular Birds Of Paradise. New Guinea Is Also Home To More Than A Thousand Traditional Human Societies, Each With Its Own Language And Lifestyle, And Many Of These Tribes Still Live In Isolated Villages And Serve As Stewards Of The Rainforests They Inhabit. Accessible And Authoritative, New Guinea Provides A Comprehensive Introduction To The Island's Environment, Animals, Plants, And Traditional Rainforest Cultures. Individual Chapters Cover The Island's History Of Exploration; Geology; Climate And Weather; Biogeography; Plantlife; Insects, Spiders, And Other Invertebrates; Freshwater Fishes; Snakes, Lizards, And Frogs; Birdlife; Mammals; Paleontology; Paleoanthropology; Cultural And Linguistic Diversity; Surrounding Islands And Reefs; The Pristine Forest Of The Foja Mountains; Village Life; And Future Sustainability. Complete With Informative Illustrations And A Large, Detailed Map, New Guinea Offers An Enchanting Account Of The Island's Unequalled Natural And Cultural Treasures.
“Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds” (2012)
"You’ll initially find it hard to believe that these pictures are real—but they are. These are the most beautiful photographs of the world’s most beautiful birds. The birds’ behavior, richly described in the text, is as remarkable as their appearance. This is a book like no other book." —Jared Diamond, ornithologist and author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Eight years. Eighteen expeditions. Fifty-one field sites. Thirty-nine unique species of birds-of-paradise, all photographed in the wild for the first time in history. “We turned our passion for science, photography, and media documentation into a comprehensive vision to share an unparalleled treasure of Earth’s biodiversity with the world,” write biologists and explorers Tim Laman and Edwin Scholes. These treasures are the spectacular birds-of-paradise, native only to the remote New Guinea region but known the world around for their brilliant colors, otherworldly plumes, and elaborate courtship dances. Now, for the first and perhaps only time, all 39 species of these extraordinary birds are showcased together through the revealing words and exclusive photographs in this landmark book.
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