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The author surveys the astonishing diversity of South-East Asian wildlife, a fauna that includes 660 distinct species, representing over one-seventh of the world's wild mammals. Among them are many mammals which cannot be found elsewhere: the gymnures and tree-shews, flying bats, tarsiers and orangutans, aboreal fruit eaters, anteaters, and numerous rodents. The text is enlivened by descriptions of scientific discoveries and personal anecdotes based on the author's long experience as a naturalist in the regions he describes.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0195826973
- ISBN 13 9780195826975
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages96
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Riches of the Wild: Land Mammals of South-East Asia
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Oxford University Press, Singapore
(1987)
ISBN 10: 0195826973
ISBN 13: 9780195826975
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Book Description Hard bound. Condition: Good +. First. The author surveys the astonishing diversity of South-East Asian wildlife, a fauna that includes 660 distinct species, representing over one-seventh of the world's wild mammals. Among them are many mammals which cannot be found elsewhere: the gymnures and tree-shews, flying bats, tarsiers and orangutans, aboreal fruit eaters, anteaters, and numerous rodents. The text is enlivened by descriptions of scientific discoveries and personal anecdotes based on the author's long experience as a naturalist in the regions he describes. 116 pp., 7 col. and 20 b&w plates, map. Covers tanned, also page edges lightly tanned. Otherwise a good copy, clean throughout. Size: 20 x 14 cm. Seller Inventory # 001831
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