| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Spirits -- Chimeras -- Unicorns -- Zarafas -- Giraffids -- Bodies -- Behaviors -- Mothers -- Others -- Kinds |
| Summary |
The most comprehensive book on giraffes to appear in the last fifty years, this volume presents a magnificent portrait of a group of animals who, in spite of their legendary elegance and astonishing gentleness, may not entirely survive this century. Dale Peterson's text provides a natural and cultural history of the world's tallest and second-biggest land animals, describing in detail their biology and behavior. He offers a new perspective on the giraffes' place in our world, and argues for the stronger protection of these imposing yet endangered creatures and their elusive forest r |
| Analysis |
africa |
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all things animal |
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animal behavior |
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animal habitats |
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animal sanctuaries |
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animals and pets |
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animals |
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astonishing gentleness |
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beauty |
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biology |
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bushman |
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camelopards |
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complex interactions |
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conservation |
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ecology |
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elusive forest |
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endangered creatures |
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engaging |
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environmental |
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giraffes |
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lively |
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mammal zoology |
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natural world |
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nature |
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page turner |
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photographs |
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photography |
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science |
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social science |
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stunning photographs |
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wildlife photography |
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wildlife protection |
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zoology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Giraffe.
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Giraffe -- Pictorial works
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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NATURE -- Animals -- General.
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Giraffe
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ammann, Karl
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| LC no. |
2012038611 |
| ISBN |
9780520956964 |
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0520956966 |
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9781299677395 |
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1299677398 |
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