Field Guide to Carnivores of the World, 2nd edition - Luke Hunter

Field Guide to Carnivores of the World, 2nd edition

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Buch | Softcover
256 Seiten
2018 | 2nd edition
Bloomsbury Wildlife (Verlag)
978-1-4729-5079-6 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
From the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar Bear, to the tiny Least Weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores include some of the world's most charismatic, admired, feared and spectacular creatures.

This fully updated second edition of Luke Hunter's comprehensive guide profiles all of the world's terrestrial carnivore species. Thoroughly updated throughout and covering recently described species, a detailed account describes each species' key identification characteristics, distribution and habitat, behaviour, feeding ecology, social patterns, life history statistics, conservation and the latest on classification. This edition also includes accurate distribution maps for each species.

Colour plates by top wildlife artist Priscilla Barrett depict each species, with subspecies, colour variations and behavioural vignettes for many. There are also detailed line drawings of more than 230 skulls and 110 footprints.

Luke Hunter is president of Panthera, the world's leading organisation dedicated to the conservation of wild cats. Before that, he headed the Great Cats Programme of the Wildlife Conservation Society, and held positions in universities in Australia and South Africa. He has contributed to more than 100 scientific papers and popular articles. Priscilla Barrett has painted mammals for field guides to numerous regions including southern Africa, Latin America, Britain and Europe, and New Zealand. She is a long-standing member of the Society of Wildlife Artists.

INTRODUCTION
Carnivore Families
Conservation of Carnivores
Structure of the Species Accounts

SPECIES ACCOUNTS
FELIDAE - Cats
HYAENIDAE - Hyaenas
HERPESTIDAE - Mongooses
EUPLERIDAE - Fosa and Allies
PRIONODONTIDAE - Linsangs
VIVERRIDAE - Civets, Genets and Oyans
NANDINIIDAE - African Palm-civet
CANIDAE - Dogs
URSIDAE - Bears
PROCYONIDAE - Raccoons, Coatis and Allies
AILURIDAE - Red Panda
MEPHITIDAE - Skunks and Stink-badgers
MUSTELIDAE - Badgers, Martens, Weasels and Otters

SKULLS
FOOTPRINTS

Glossary
Acknowledgements
Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Illustrationen Priscilla Barrett
Zusatzinfo 93 illustrated plates
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 170 x 240 mm
Gewicht 704 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Naturführer
ISBN-10 1-4729-5079-8 / 1472950798
ISBN-13 978-1-4729-5079-6 / 9781472950796
Zustand Neuware
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