Elephants: Their Natural History, Evolution and Influence on Mankind - Hardcover

Richard Carrington

 
9780465019021: Elephants: Their Natural History, Evolution and Influence on Mankind

Synopsis

The mighty elephant, whose ancestors date back more than 60 million years, was once one of the great populations of the earth, with more than 300 species and relatives. This is a survey of elephantology told with a warmth and humor, coupled with scholarship which the palaeontologist, the naturalist and the social historian. Illustrated.

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