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The Genesis Quest

The Geniuses and Eccentrics on a Journey to Uncover the Origin of Life on Earth

de Michael Marshall ...

Narrado por Ciaran Saward ...

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10 hora 35 minutos

How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask.For almost a century, a small band of eccentric scientists has struggled to answer these questions and explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began on Earth. There are many different proposals, and each idea has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost religious ... Leer más

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How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask.For almost a century, a small band of eccentric scientists has struggled to answer these questions and explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began on Earth. There are many different proposals, and each idea has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost religious
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Sleeping Beauties

The Mystery of Dormant Innovations in Nature and Culture

de Andreas Wagner ...

Narrado por Ulf Bjorklund ...

Completo

7 hora 41 minutos

Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species—but there's a catch.Many animals and plants eke out seemingly unremarkable lives. Passive, constrained, modest, threatened. Then, in a blink of evolutionary time, they flourish spectacularly. Once we start to look, these 'sleeping beauties' crop up everywhere. But why?Looking at the book of life, from apex predators to keystone crops, ... Leer más

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Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species—but there's a catch.Many animals and plants eke out seemingly unremarkable lives. Passive, constrained, modest, threatened. Then, in a blink of evolutionary time, they flourish spectacularly. Once we start to look, these 'sleeping beauties' crop up everywhere. But why?Looking at the book of life, from apex predators to keystone crops,
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Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain

Human Evolution and the Seven Fundamental Motives

de Douglas T. Kenrick, PhD, David E. Lundberg-Kenrick ...

Narrado por Chris Sorensen ...

Series series APA Life Tools
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8 hora 48 minutos

Sharing stories and advice rooted in the science of evolutionary psychology, father and son authors Doug Kenrick and David Lundberg-Kenrick pinpoint the dangers of stone-age problem solving for our lives today, and present a new, systematic way to survive and be happy in the modern world.Over millennia, we humans have evolved a set of motivational systems to help us solve the seven basic problems ... Leer más

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Sharing stories and advice rooted in the science of evolutionary psychology, father and son authors Doug Kenrick and David Lundberg-Kenrick pinpoint the dangers of stone-age problem solving for our lives today, and present a new, systematic way to survive and be happy in the modern world.Over millennia, we humans have evolved a set of motivational systems to help us solve the seven basic problems
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How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)

Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution

de Lee Alan Dugatkin, Lyudmila Trut ...

Narrado por Joe Hempel ...

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7 hora 17 minutos

Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs—they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing experiment in breeding ever undertaken—imagine speeding up thousands of years of evolution into a few decades. In 1959, biologists Dmitri Belyaev and ... Leer más

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Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs—they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing experiment in breeding ever undertaken—imagine speeding up thousands of years of evolution into a few decades. In 1959, biologists Dmitri Belyaev and
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Политика у шимпанзе. Власть и секс у приматов

de Франс Де Валь ...

Narrado por Алексей Багдасаров ...

Abreviado

9 hora 27 minutos

Что отличает человека от обезьяны? Меньше, чем многим бы хотелось. И уж точно не только люди умеют бороться за власть. В 1970-х годах тогда еще молодой ученый Франс де Валь исследовал одну из крупнейших в мире колоний шимпанзе, живущих под открытым небом в зоопарке Арнема в Нидерландах. И выяснил, что обезьяны способны вести себя так, словно читали Макиавелли! Первое издание книги было хорошо ... Leer más

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Что отличает человека от обезьяны? Меньше, чем многим бы хотелось. И уж точно не только люди умеют бороться за власть. В 1970-х годах тогда еще молодой ученый Франс де Валь исследовал одну из крупнейших в мире колоний шимпанзе, живущих под открытым небом в зоопарке Арнема в Нидерландах. И выяснил, что обезьяны способны вести себя так, словно читали Макиавелли! Первое издание книги было хорошо
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The Battle for the Beginning

The Bible on Creation and the Fall of Adam

de John F. MacArthur ...

Narrado por Henry O. Arnold ...

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8 hora 42 minutos

The battle lines have been drawn. Is the enemy winning?"Thanks to the theory of evolution," writes best-selling author John MacArthur, "naturalism is now the dominant religion of modern society. Less than a century and a half ago, Charles Darwin popularized the credo for this secular religion. Naturalism has now replaced Christianity as the main religion of the Western world, and evolution has ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

The battle lines have been drawn. Is the enemy winning?"Thanks to the theory of evolution," writes best-selling author John MacArthur, "naturalism is now the dominant religion of modern society. Less than a century and a half ago, Charles Darwin popularized the credo for this secular religion. Naturalism has now replaced Christianity as the main religion of the Western world, and evolution has
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Why Are We Here?

The Story of the Origin, Evolution, and Future of Life on Our Planet

de Bruce Brodie ...

Narrado por Mike Lenz ...

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14 hora 8 minutos

From the big bang, to the origin and evolution of intelligent life in a search for the meaning of human existence, Why are We Here?, by author Bruce Brodie, offers a look at evolution and the future of life on the planet. Through many years of research and study, Brodie addresses a host of questions: • How did chemistry come to life? • How did the release of oxygen by cyanobacteria change the ... Leer más

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From the big bang, to the origin and evolution of intelligent life in a search for the meaning of human existence, Why are We Here?, by author Bruce Brodie, offers a look at evolution and the future of life on the planet. Through many years of research and study, Brodie addresses a host of questions: • How did chemistry come to life? • How did the release of oxygen by cyanobacteria change the
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Origin of Species, The

de Charles Darwin ...

Narrado por James Harrington ...

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14 hora 42 minutos

"The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin revolutionizes our understanding of life on Earth with its groundbreaking theory of natural selection. Darwin meticulously documents how species evolve over time through variations and survival of the fittest, challenging existing beliefs about creation and the diversity of life. This seminal work combines extensive observations with detailed scientific ... Leer más

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"The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin revolutionizes our understanding of life on Earth with its groundbreaking theory of natural selection. Darwin meticulously documents how species evolve over time through variations and survival of the fittest, challenging existing beliefs about creation and the diversity of life. This seminal work combines extensive observations with detailed scientific
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The Evolutionary Edge

A BBC Radio 4 nature series

de Lucy Cooke ...

Narrado por Lucy Cooke ...

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3 hora 41 minutos

Lucy Cooke examines the survival strategies adopted by animals to gain an evolutionary advantageAward-winning broadcaster, bestselling author and zoologist Lucy Cooke has produced and presented numerous natural history shows on TV and radio, and has been tipped by The Times as 'the next David Attenborough'. In this BBC Radio 4 series, first broadcast under the title The Power Of..., she delves ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Lucy Cooke examines the survival strategies adopted by animals to gain an evolutionary advantageAward-winning broadcaster, bestselling author and zoologist Lucy Cooke has produced and presented numerous natural history shows on TV and radio, and has been tipped by The Times as 'the next David Attenborough'. In this BBC Radio 4 series, first broadcast under the title The Power Of..., she delves
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Rethinking Evolution

The Revolution That's Hiding in Plain Sight

de Gene Levinson ...

Narrado por Jeremy Arthur ...

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9 hora 57 minutos

Rethinking Evolution links Darwin's early insights to the molecular realm inside living cells. This updated evolutionary synthesis provides an accessible explanation for biological complexity that cuts through the confusion surrounding evolutionary theory in a practical way. In addition to a wide-ranging survey of proposed updates to the modern synthesis, this title provides extraordinary new ... Leer más

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Rethinking Evolution links Darwin's early insights to the molecular realm inside living cells. This updated evolutionary synthesis provides an accessible explanation for biological complexity that cuts through the confusion surrounding evolutionary theory in a practical way. In addition to a wide-ranging survey of proposed updates to the modern synthesis, this title provides extraordinary new
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Saber-Toothed Tigers: The History and Legacy of the Most Famous Extinct Cat Species

de Charles River Editors ...

Narrado por Daniel Houle ...

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1 horas 55 minutos

Saber-toothed tigers were arguably the most fabled of all the Ice Age creatures. The fearsome beast has earned itself quite the reputation, and it has been referenced to, appeared in, and inspired unique characters in endless books, films, comics, and other pop culture mediums. For example, Marvel's Victor Creed, otherwise known as “Sabretooth,” is most known as Wolverine's nemesis, and he’s ... Leer más

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Saber-toothed tigers were arguably the most fabled of all the Ice Age creatures. The fearsome beast has earned itself quite the reputation, and it has been referenced to, appeared in, and inspired unique characters in endless books, films, comics, and other pop culture mediums. For example, Marvel's Victor Creed, otherwise known as “Sabretooth,” is most known as Wolverine's nemesis, and he’s
... Leer más
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Do Elephants Have Knees? and Other Stories of Darwinian Origins

de Charles R. Ault ...

Narrado por Richard Powers ...

Completo

10 hora 35 minutos

What makes a penguin a bird? Is a camel more closely related to a horse than to a giraffe? Why is a whale not a fish? Similar puzzles preoccupied Charles Darwin throughout his life. Whimsy, in the playfulness of stories for children, is a way to appreciate Darwinian histories.In Do Elephants Have Knees? Charles R. Ault Jr. uses the fanciful imagery of story to explain Darwinian thought. At the ... Leer más

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What makes a penguin a bird? Is a camel more closely related to a horse than to a giraffe? Why is a whale not a fish? Similar puzzles preoccupied Charles Darwin throughout his life. Whimsy, in the playfulness of stories for children, is a way to appreciate Darwinian histories.In Do Elephants Have Knees? Charles R. Ault Jr. uses the fanciful imagery of story to explain Darwinian thought. At the
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Pax and Enviro-Tech Gamechangers

Volume 3 of Do Unto Earth

de Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

Narrado por Penelope Jean Hayes ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - The Do Unto Earth Series
Completo

1 horas 20 minutos

Did aliens really crash at Roswell in 1947? (And, where are the bodies?) Do ETs help mankind advance our technology? Is there a magical soil that can turn saltwater to fresh and end the global water shortage crisis? What’s the best replacement material to all plastics? What’s coming that will make cell phones a thing of the past as our communication technology advances? All this and more is ... Leer más

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Did aliens really crash at Roswell in 1947? (And, where are the bodies?) Do ETs help mankind advance our technology? Is there a magical soil that can turn saltwater to fresh and end the global water shortage crisis? What’s the best replacement material to all plastics? What’s coming that will make cell phones a thing of the past as our communication technology advances? All this and more is
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Origins

The Search for Our Prehistoric Past

de Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes ...

Narrado por Derek Perkins ...

Completo

10 hora 7 minutos

In Origins, Frank H. T. Rhodes explores the origin and evolution of living things, the changing environments in which they have developed, and the challenges we now face on an increasingly crowded and polluted planet. Rhodes argues that the future well-being of our burgeoning population depends in no small part on our understanding of life’s past, its long and slow development, and its intricate ... Leer más

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In Origins, Frank H. T. Rhodes explores the origin and evolution of living things, the changing environments in which they have developed, and the challenges we now face on an increasingly crowded and polluted planet. Rhodes argues that the future well-being of our burgeoning population depends in no small part on our understanding of life’s past, its long and slow development, and its intricate
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Pax and Our Starseeded Origins

Volume 1 of Do Unto Earth

de Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

Narrado por Penelope Jean Hayes ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - The Do Unto Earth Series
Completo

2 hora 23 minutos

Is Bigfoot real? Was there a lost continent called Atlantis? What causes navigational anomalies inside the Bermuda Triangle? Are humans actually aliens to Earth? Did ET’s build the Great Pyramids? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as the “Divine Universe” and “God being” and has important information to share with humanity regarding planetary ... Leer más

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Is Bigfoot real? Was there a lost continent called Atlantis? What causes navigational anomalies inside the Bermuda Triangle? Are humans actually aliens to Earth? Did ET’s build the Great Pyramids? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as the “Divine Universe” and “God being” and has important information to share with humanity regarding planetary
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The Fox, the Shrew, and You

How Brains Evolved

de Rogier B. Mars ...

Narrado por Gail Shalan ...

Completo

6 hora 37 minutos

A leading neuroscientist describes the long evolutionary process that led to the human brain.Our human brain is both unique and similar to that of other species. The only way we can trace its evolution is by comparing it to the brains of animals alive today. In this book, leading neuroscientist Rogier Mars offers an engaging account of the evolution of the brain by exploring the brains and ... Leer más

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A leading neuroscientist describes the long evolutionary process that led to the human brain.Our human brain is both unique and similar to that of other species. The only way we can trace its evolution is by comparing it to the brains of animals alive today. In this book, leading neuroscientist Rogier Mars offers an engaging account of the evolution of the brain by exploring the brains and
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Ève: 200 millions d'années d'évolution au féminin

de Cat Bohannon ...

Narrado por Léonore Boissière ...

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15 hora 35 minutos

"Les corps femelles ne sont pas de simples corps mâles avec des “trucs en plus” (graisse, seins, utérus). Être sexué s'insinue dans toutes les caractéristiques essentielles de notre corps de mammifère, ainsi que dans la vie que nous menons à l'intérieur de ce corps, que nous soyons une souris ou un être humain." Jusqu'à récemment, les scientifiques se sont contentés d'étudier la norme mâle et nous ... Leer más

$32.06 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

"Les corps femelles ne sont pas de simples corps mâles avec des “trucs en plus” (graisse, seins, utérus). Être sexué s'insinue dans toutes les caractéristiques essentielles de notre corps de mammifère, ainsi que dans la vie que nous menons à l'intérieur de ce corps, que nous soyons une souris ou un être humain." Jusqu'à récemment, les scientifiques se sont contentés d'étudier la norme mâle et nous
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Jungle

How Tropical Forests Shaped the World—and Us

de Patrick Roberts ...

Narrado por Leighton Pugh ...

Completo

12 hora 41 minutos

From the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of the planet that tropical forests made.To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies and novels. These dense, primordial wildernesses are beautiful to picture, but irrelevant to our lives.Jungle tells a different story. Archaeologist Patrick Roberts argues that tropical forests have shaped nearly every ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

From the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of the planet that tropical forests made.To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies and novels. These dense, primordial wildernesses are beautiful to picture, but irrelevant to our lives.Jungle tells a different story. Archaeologist Patrick Roberts argues that tropical forests have shaped nearly every
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Spite

The Upside of Your Dark Side

de Simon McCarthy-Jones ...

Narrado por Chris Clarkson ...

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6 hora 5 minutos

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we
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The Red Queen

Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

de Matt Ridley ...

Narrado por Simon Prebble ...

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12 hora 52 minutos

“A terrific book, witty and lucid, and brimming with provocative conjectures.” (Wall Street Journal) from the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller GenomeBrilliantly written, The Red Queen compels us to rethink everything from the persistence of sexism to the endurance of romantic love.Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has ... ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

“A terrific book, witty and lucid, and brimming with provocative conjectures.” (Wall Street Journal) from the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller GenomeBrilliantly written, The Red Queen compels us to rethink everything from the persistence of sexism to the endurance of romantic love.Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has ...
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The Sexual Evolution

How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships

de Nathan H. Lents ...

Narrado por Daniel Henning ...

Completo

13 hora 27 minutos

Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award“A bulletproof case that sexual diversity exists in the natural world…The Sexual Evolution is a thoughtfully and delightfully written book full of illuminating and entertaining information that will be new to most readers. At a time when ignorance and misinformation about sex, gender, reproduction, and intimacy abound, we could all ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award“A bulletproof case that sexual diversity exists in the natural world…The Sexual Evolution is a thoughtfully and delightfully written book full of illuminating and entertaining information that will be new to most readers. At a time when ignorance and misinformation about sex, gender, reproduction, and intimacy abound, we could all
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Les requins : Ces prédateurs ancestraux qui ont survécu aux dinosaures

de Bernard Colas ...

Narrado por Bernard Colas ...

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2 hora 16 minutos

Explorez la paléontologie et l'évolution fascinante des prédateurs marins ayant survécu aux extinctions massives. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien, ce voyage immersif à travers le temps géologique démystifie les géants des mers. Laissez-vous captiver par un récit épique où la science décrypte les mystères d'une incroyable longévité biologique.Plongez dans les eaux du Mésozoïque et ... Leer más

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Explorez la paléontologie et l'évolution fascinante des prédateurs marins ayant survécu aux extinctions massives. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien, ce voyage immersif à travers le temps géologique démystifie les géants des mers. Laissez-vous captiver par un récit épique où la science décrypte les mystères d'une incroyable longévité biologique.Plongez dans les eaux du Mésozoïque et
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Extinctions de masse : Les cinq fois où la vie sur Terre a failli disparaître

de Alban Delmas ...

Narrado por Alban Delmas ...

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2 hora 16 minutos

Plongez dans l'histoire de l'évolution et découvrez comment la vie a survécu à cinq cataclysmes planétaires majeurs. Idéal pour transformer votre trajet quotidien en une exploration immersive, ce documentaire audio retrace des millions d'années d'histoire naturelle. Laissez-vous transporter des anciens océans de l'Ordovicien jusqu'au triomphe des mammifères.Au-delà de la simple destruction, cette ... Leer más

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Plongez dans l'histoire de l'évolution et découvrez comment la vie a survécu à cinq cataclysmes planétaires majeurs. Idéal pour transformer votre trajet quotidien en une exploration immersive, ce documentaire audio retrace des millions d'années d'histoire naturelle. Laissez-vous transporter des anciens océans de l'Ordovicien jusqu'au triomphe des mammifères.Au-delà de la simple destruction, cette
... Leer más
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Les chiens : Comment le loup est devenu le meilleur ami de l’humanité

de Rémi Sauvage ...

Narrado por Rémi Sauvage ...

Completo

2 hora 8 minutos

Plongez dans l'histoire fascinante de l'évolution animale qui a transformé le loup sauvage en notre fidèle compagnon. Idéal pour accompagner votre promenade quotidienne, ce récit scientifique retrace la naissance d'une alliance inter-espèces absolument unique. Des premières meutes préhistoriques aux foyers modernes, suivez les traces paléontologiques d'une domestication qui a bouleversé l'humanité ... Leer más

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Plongez dans l'histoire fascinante de l'évolution animale qui a transformé le loup sauvage en notre fidèle compagnon. Idéal pour accompagner votre promenade quotidienne, ce récit scientifique retrace la naissance d'une alliance inter-espèces absolument unique. Des premières meutes préhistoriques aux foyers modernes, suivez les traces paléontologiques d'une domestication qui a bouleversé l'humanité
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