Luke Hunter

Field Guide to Carnivores of the World, 2nd edition (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Barrett, Priscilla

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472982674
• Artikelnr.: 62197771

Autorenporträt

Luke Hunter is an Australian biologist and one of the leading names in wild cat conservation. He has worked on the ecology and conservation of carnivores since 1992, and he is currently the president of Panthera, the New York cat conservation organisation he helped to create in 2006. He has written over 120 scientific papers and popular articles on cats and other carnivores including A Field Guide to the Carnivores of the World.

Inhaltsangabe

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