{"product_id":"the-hidden-life-of-deer-lessons-from-the-natural-world-paperback","title":"The Hidden Life of Deer: Lessons from the Natural World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Marshall Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Life of Deer, \u003c\/em\u003eElizabeth Marshall Thomas, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Life of Dogs, \u003c\/em\u003eturns her attention to wild deer, and the many lessons we can learn by observing nature. A narrative masterpiece and a naturalist's delight, \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Life of Deer \u003c\/em\u003eis based on the twelve months Thomas, a renowned anthropologist, spent studying the local deer population near her home in New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe animal kingdom operates by ancient rules, and the deer in our woods and backyards can teach us many of them--but only if we take the time to notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 2007 in southern New Hampshire, the acorn crop failed and the animals who depended on it faced starvation. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas began leaving food in small piles around her farmhouse. Soon she had over thirty deer coming to her fields, and her naturalist's eye was riveted. How did they know when to come, all together, and why did they sometimes cooperate, sometimes compete? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the next twelve months she observed the local deer families as they fought through a rough winter; bred fawns in the spring; fended off coyotes, a bobcat, a bear, and plenty of hunters; and made it to the next fall when the acorn crop was back to normal. As she hiked through her woods, spotting tree rubbings, deer beds, and deer yards, she discovered a vast hidden world. Deer families are run by their mothers. Local families arrange into a hierarchy. They adopt orphans; they occasionally reject a child; they use complex warnings to signal danger; they mark their territories; they master local microclimates to choose their beds; they send countless coded messages that we can read, if only we know what to look for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as she did in her beloved books \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Life of Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTribe of Tiger\u003c\/em\u003e, Thomas describes a network of rules that have allowed earth's species to coexist for millions of years. 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How did they know when to come, all together, and why did they sometimes cooperate, sometimes compete? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the next twelve months she observed the local deer families as they fought through a rough winter; bred fawns in the spring; fended off coyotes, a bobcat, a bear, and plenty of hunters; and made it to the next fall when the acorn crop was back to normal. As she hiked through her woods, spotting tree rubbings, deer beds, and deer yards, she discovered a vast hidden world. Deer families are run by their mothers. Local families arrange into a hierarchy. They adopt orphans; they occasionally reject a child; they use complex warnings to signal danger; they mark their territories; they master local microclimates to choose their beds; they send countless coded messages that we can read, if only we know what to look for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as she did in her beloved books \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Life of Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTribe of Tiger\u003c\/em\u003e, Thomas describes a network of rules that have allowed earth's species to coexist for millions of years. 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