Jennifer Niederst Robbins
Jennifer Niederst Robbins 资深Web设计师、信息架构师,从事Web设计20余年,在Web设计方面有独到的见解与认识。她于1993年设计了全球第一个商业网站——O’Reilly全球网络导航器(O’Reilly Global Network Navigator,GNN)。她曾在马萨诸塞艺术学院和约翰森威尔士大学任教,并且经常在全美许多重要会议上发表演讲,广受欢迎。她现在是O’Reilly Media的数码产品设计师,对信息架构、交互设计、网站制作、应用程序开发和电子书拥有浓厚的兴趣。除了本书,还著有《Web Design in a Nutshell》和《HTML5 Pocket Reference》。
The animal on the cover of Web Design in a Nutshell is a least weasel (Mustela
nivalis ).There are 67 species of weasel,including the mink,ermine,ferret,otter,
and skunk.Weasels,which are characterized by long,slender bodies and short
legs,are found on all continents except Antarctica and Australia,and in a vast
variety of habitats.
The least weasel is the smallest of the 67 species of weasel.Weighing in at approx-
imately two ounces and measuring less than 10 inches long,the least weasel is the
smallest carnivore on Earth.It is found throughout the world in northern
climates.In warm weather this weasel ’s coat is brown,with a white underside.In
winter it turns completely white.Thanks to its camouflage abilities and its speed
and agility,the least weasel is rarely caught.
The diet of the least weasel is made up primarily of voles and mice,which,
because of the weasels ’high metabolism,they hunt constantly.One family of
these little weasels can consume thousands of rodents each year,making them
important in controlling pest populations.Because it is so small,the least weasel
can follow mice into their burrows and eat them there.Like other weasels,they
will occasionally then make their victim ’s home their own,lining it with the fur of
the former resident when preparing to nest.Least weasels can produce two litters
a year,with three to five young per litter.