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Bears of the World explains why bears have meant so much to humans, from early in evolutionary history to the present. It looks at how bears were depicted in ancient mythology and religion. The primary focus is on introducing the living species; charting their evolutionary history; and showing how they live, what they eat, how they behave, and how they cope with their habitats. The interrelationship bears have with humans - their suffering at human hands and attempts at their conservation - is also explored.
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Paul Ward and Suzanne Kynaston are mammal biologists based in the United Kingdom at Leeds University's Department of Pure and Applied Biology. They are involved in the study and teaching of animal behavior as well as being members of the Association for Study of Animal Behavior, the UK Mammal Society, The American Society of Mammalogists, and the International Carnivore Protection Society.
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- PublisherBLANDFORD
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0713724951
- ISBN 13 9780713724950
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages191
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Bears of the World
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Blandford Press, London, United Kingdom, 1995
ISBN 10: 0713724951
ISBN 13: 9780713724950
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Price Clipped. 1st. pp.191. Seller Inventory # 004739
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BEARS OF THE WORLD. By Paul Ward and Suzanne Kynaston.
Published by
Blandford. London. 1995, 1995
ISBN 10: 0713724951
ISBN 13: 9780713724950
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1995). 1995 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 239mm). Pp191. Colour photographs, maps, brief bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Stains to boards else good-plus copy. Sticker ghost to otherwise presentable dust-wrapper. This is an interesting account of the biology and habits of bears and the giant panda which includes a quantity of anthropolgical material on man's relationship with bears over the centuries. "This eighteenth book in the 'Of the World' series portrays bears and the panda as more than just an interesting group of animals. Although they are fascinating in many respects of their biology, they are also symbolic of the natural world, both in their own right and in the way that we humans treat them. The authors present a picture which encompasses science, natural history and another deeper, almost spiritual, aspect of bears. What emerges is an engrossing story of their lives and deaths." Chapters include: Spirits of the wilderness; Classification, form and function; Evolution of bears; Food, feeding and energetics; Behaviour; Conservation. . Seller Inventory # 54885
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