num_pages: 476
description: Evolutionary theory in the theme that binds together these essays on such seemingly disparate topics as the feeding habits of flamingos, flowers and snails that change from male to female and sometimes back again, and the extinction from baseball of the .400 hitter.
language: English
title: The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
titlecomplete: The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
genres: Animals, Nature, Natural History, Biology, Science, Nonfiction, Essays, Science Nature, Evolution, History
ratings_count: 2344
series: Reflections in Natural History
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc