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Horses of the World
Artist/Author: Rousseau, Élise (Author), Yann Le Bris (Illustrator), Teresa Lavender Fagan (Translated by)$105.00 Add to cartHorses of the World is a comprehensive, large-format overview of 570 breeds of domestic and extant wild horses, including hybrids between the two and between domestic breeds and other equids, such as zebras. This beautifully illustrated and detailed guide covers the origins of modern horses, anatomy and physiology, variation in breeds, and modern equestrian practices. The treatment of breeds is organized by country within broader geographical regions – from Eurasia through Australasia and to the Americas. Each account provides measurements (weight and height), distribution, origins and history, character and attributes, uses, and current status. Every breed is accompanied by superb color drawings – 600 in total – and color photographs can be found throughout the book.
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Giraffe Reflections
Artist/Author: Peterson, Dale and Karl Ammann.$85.00 Add to cartThe 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 relatives, the okapis. Some 120 stunning photographs by award-winning wildlife photographer Karl Ammann capture the grace and elegance of Giraffa camelopardalis. Both beautiful and informative, the images document giraffes complex interactions with each other and their environment.
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Giraffe: biology, behaviour and conservation.
Artist/Author: Dagg, Anne Innis.$165.00 Add to cartRecent years have seen much-needed new research undertaken to improve our understanding of the world’s tallest living terrestrial animal. Drawing together the latest research, this is a detailed exploration of current knowledge on the biology, behaviour and conservation needs of giraffe. Dagg highlights striking new data, covering topics such as species classification, the role of infrasound in communication, biological responses to external temperature changes and motherly behaviour and grief. The book discusses research into behaviour alongside practical information on captive giraffe, including diet, stereotypical behaviour, ailments and parasites, covering both problems and potential solutions associated with zoo giraffe. With giraffe becoming endangered species in Africa, the book ultimately focuses on efforts to halt population decline and the outlook for conservation measures.
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Handbook of the Mammals of the World (HMW), Volume 2: Hoofed Mammals
Artist/Author: Wilson, Don E. and Russell A. Mittermeier, editors.$340.00 Add to cartA companion work to the Handbook of birds of the world [HBW]. In this second volume of HMW the hoofed mammals are revealed in all their fascinating detail, in riveting accounts written by some of the most renowned authorities in the world. The species accounts supply complete and up-to-date information at a time when new and increasingly sophisticated methods of DNA analysis are reshaping our knowledge of these species; to give just one example, the family Bovidae has almost doubled its size in the last five years, to the 279 distinct species known today. This series illustrates and describes all the mammal species of the world and is to be completed in nine volumes.
Contents of the series
Volume one: Carnivores
Volume two: Hoofed mammals
Volume three: Primates
Volume four: Sea mammals
Volume five: Marsupials
Volume six: Lagomorphs and Rodents I
Volume seven: Rodents II
Volume eight: Insectivores
Volume nine: BatsContents of volume two:
Family Orycteropodidae (Aardvark) William Andrew Taylor
Family Procaviidae (Hyraxes) Hendrik Hoeck
Family Elephantidae (Elephants) George Wittemyer
Family Manidae (Pangolins) Philippe Gaubert
Family Equidae (Horses and relatives) Daniel Rubenstein
Family Rhinocerotidae (Rhinoceroses) Eric Dinerstein
Family Tapiridae (Tapirs) Emília Patrícia Medici
Family Camelidae (Camels) William Franklin
Family Suidae (Pigs) Erik Meijaard, Jean-Pierre d’Huart & William Oliver
Family Tayassuidae (Peccaries) Andrew Taber, Mariana Altrichter, Harald Beck & Jaime Gongora
Family Hippopotamidae (Hippopotamuses) Rebecca Lewison
Family Tragulidae (Chevrotains) Erik Meijaard
Family Moschidae (Musk-deer) Colin Groves
Family Cervidae (Deer) Stefano Mattioli
Family Bovidae (Hollow-horned Ruminants) Colin Groves, David Leslie, Brent Huffman, Raul Valdez, Khushal Habibi, Paul Weinberg, James Burton, Peter Jarman & William Robichaud
Family Antilocapridae (Pronghorn) John Byers
Family Giraffidae (Giraffe and Okapi) John Skinner & Graham Mitchell -
The tale of the Przewalski’s horse: coming home to Mongolia.
Artist/Author: Wit, Piet and Inge Bouman.$150.00 Add to cartFor tens of thousands of years wild horses roamed over the grasslands of Europe and Asia. Their endurance and agility made them the perfect partner for man during his conquest of the world. The loss of importance of the domesticated horses for the cavalries of the world coincided with the disappearance of the last horses from the wild. Around 1900 some wealthy collectors rushed to the edge of the Gobi desert to catch a few specimen from the last marginalised groups of the proud horse that scientists baptised the Przewalski’s horse’, after the Polish explorer who has discovered them. Only twelve of these captured wild horses live on in their present offspring.
In the 1970s the Dutch couple Jan and Inge Bouman, on their honeymoon, visited the zoo in Prague. Seeing the wild horse petering away behind bars and fences, they decided to dedicate their life to the ideal of bringing the Przewalski’s horse back to the wild.
This book tells their success story. It marks a breakthrough in the way we look at reintroduction projects of endangered species. The Przewalski’s horse or Takh’, as the Mongolians call it, has played a catalytic role for the protection of the mountain steppe ecosystem of Hustai National Park and its surroundings. It paved the way for the development of integrated pasture management and livelihood improvement of the local herdsmen.This book aims to be an inspiration for anyone trying to start a reintroduction project, anywhere in the world. Where do you start, how to cope with the local people, how to solve financial issues. Apart from that, it is a personal view on the extraordinary country that is called Mongolia’ and it’s wonderful people.
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Mountain goats: ecology, behavior, and conservation of an alpine ungulate.
Artist/Author: Festa-Bianchet, Marco and Steeve D. Cote.$90.00 Add to cartAn assessment of the ecology and behaviour of Mountain goats. This book contains chapters which examine: habitat use, and seasonal movements; sexual segregation and social organization; individual variability in yearly and lifetime reproductive success of females; reproductive strategies and population dynamics of Mountain goats. Also available in hardcover [stock id 27109].
