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A review by frhwrdn
Darwin Comes to Town by Menno Schilthuizen
4.0
4/5 Stars
A fun book to read in one sitting (albeit I did not manage to do so) and this book takes the reader up close to the ever-evolving nature. By using terms that are really easy to understand, this is an enjoyable read that one can read without having to juggle between googling the terms and reading.
Schilthuizen also highlighted that while we may think that urban cities can be bad for biodiversity, it has become a place where species evolve to become stronger to survive the modern cities. I have also learned, through this book that evolution is non-linear and my favourite example would be the Japanese nutcracker birds that due to living in urban areas have learned how to crack open the nuts with the help of human urbanization.
My only issue is that I was really looking forward to a diverse comparison and not only birds and insects alike. But the optimistic approach in this book shows that both cities and nature can live co-dependently.
"For each successful urban species there are dozens of other species that could not adapt to city life and disappeared."
A fun book to read in one sitting (albeit I did not manage to do so) and this book takes the reader up close to the ever-evolving nature. By using terms that are really easy to understand, this is an enjoyable read that one can read without having to juggle between googling the terms and reading.
Schilthuizen also highlighted that while we may think that urban cities can be bad for biodiversity, it has become a place where species evolve to become stronger to survive the modern cities. I have also learned, through this book that evolution is non-linear and my favourite example would be the Japanese nutcracker birds that due to living in urban areas have learned how to crack open the nuts with the help of human urbanization.
My only issue is that I was really looking forward to a diverse comparison and not only birds and insects alike. But the optimistic approach in this book shows that both cities and nature can live co-dependently.
"For each successful urban species there are dozens of other species that could not adapt to city life and disappeared."