My Beaver Colony - Softcover

Lars Wilsson~J. Bulman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330026143 ISBN 13: 9780330026147

Publisher: Macmillan, 1970

Synopsis

My Beaver Colony was originally published in Sweden by Albert Bonniers Forlag, under the title Baver in 1964. This American edition was translated from the Swedish by Joan Bulman. Dr. Lars Wilson rescued 4 beaver pups when a government hydro-electric plant was going to be built which threatened the extinction of a beaver colony. This book takes you on the adventure he had when the young quartet of beavers adapted to their new domestic surroundings in a house and their eventual return to their riverbank home. Dr. Wilson steadfastly preserves their individuality of his four footed friends. "I hope to be able to show," he says at the outset, "that an animal does not lose it's charm if one refrains from humanizing it." He succeeds admirably. Not only are his beavers creatures of abundant charm, but also of considerable scientific interest as they reveal the surprising, amusing, often extraordinary mysteries of beaver life that have baffled and intrigued naturalists down the years. But it is for animal lovers in general that this book holds most appeal. With it's dozens of photographs, it captures a glimpse of the wild life world that is still a magic realm.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330026143
• ISBN 13: 9780330026147
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160