Carnivores : meat-eating mammals
Rafferty, John P.2011
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This volume journeys from secluded forest habitats to our own homes to survey the unique features and behaviours of various species of carnivore
Main title:
Carnivores : meat-eating mammals / edited by John P. Rafferty
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Imprint:
New York Britannica Educational in association with Rosen Educational Services 2011
Collation:
295 p. colour illustrations
Contents:
Chapter 1. Carnivores: Importance of Carnivora -- Behaviour -- Form and Function -- Distribution and Abundance -- Classification -- Chapter 2. Bears: Natural History -- Form and Function -- Importance to Humans -- Evolution -- Familiar Bears: American Black Bears -- Asiatic Black Bears -- Brown Bears -- Grizzly Bears -- Giant Pandas -- Lesser Pandas -- Polar Bears -- Sloth Bears -- Spectacled Bears -- Sun Bears -- Chapter 3. Canines: Natural History -- Dominance Hierarchy -- Form and Function -- Importance to Humans -- Evolution -- Wolves and Wolflike Canines: Gray Wolves -- Other Wolves -- Bush Dogs -- Coyotes -- Territory Behaviour -- Dingoes -- Dholes -- Raccoon Dogs -- Jackals -- African Hunting Dogs -- Foxlike Canines: Red Foxes -- Most Crafty of All Beasts -- Arctic Foxes -- Bat-Eared Foxes -- Crab-Eating Foxes -- Fennecs -- Gray Foxes -- Maned Wolves -- South American Foxes -- Chapter 4. Felines: Natural History -- Form and Function -- Evolution -- Larger Wild Felines: Lions -- Tigers -- Jaguars -- Leopards -- Leopard Cats -- Snow Leopards -- Clouded Leopards -- Cheetahs -- Pumas -- The WWF -- Smaller Wild Felines: Bobcats -- Caracals -- Fishing Cats -- Flat-Headed Cats -- Geoffroy's Cats -- Golden Cats -- Jaguarundis -- The Liger -- Lynxes -- Marbled Cats -- Margays -- Ocelots -- Pallas's Cats -- Servals -- Wildcats -- Chapter 5. Weasels and their Relatives: Natural History of the Mustelids -- Well-Known Mustelids: Weasels -- Badgers -- Ferrets -- Sables -- Minks -- Martens -- Wolverines -- Lesser-Known Mustelids: Ermines -- Fishers -- Grisons -- Polecats -- Ratels -- Tayras -- Zorilles -- Chapter 6. Raccoons, Skunks, Mongooses, Hyenas, and Vaverrids: Procyonids: Kinkajous -- Natural History of the Procyonids -- Olingos -- Raccoons -- Cacomistles -- Coatis -- Skunks: Scent -- Natural History -- Importance to Humans -- Paleontology -- Mongooses and Meerkats: Mongooses -- Meerkats -- Hyenas and Aardwolves: Hyenas -- Aardwolves -- Viverrids: Civets -- Genets -- Linsangs -- Binturongs -- Fossas -- Chapter 7. Domestic Carnivores: Dogs -- Origin and History of Dogs -- Guide Dogs -- Physical Traits and Functions -- Heat (Estrus) -- Behaviour -- The Breeds -- Domestic Cats: Origin and History of Cats -- General Features and Special Adaptations -- The Domestic Shorthair -- Behaviour -- The Longhair -- Cats As Pets -- Nutrition -- Reproduction -- Diseases and Parasites -- Genetics -- Conclusion -- Appendices: Dog Breeds and Their Places of Origin -- Selected Breeds of Sporting Dogs -- Selected Breeds of Hounds -- Selected Breeds of Terriers -- Selected Breeds of Working Dogs -- Selected Breeds of Herding Dogs -- Selected Breeds of Toy Dogs -- Selected Breeds of Nonsporting Dogs -- Selected Shorthair Breeds of Cats -- Selected Longhair Breeds of Cats
ISBN:
9781615303403 (hbk)
Dewey class:
599.7 CAR
Local class:
599.7
Language:
English
BRN:
6419
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 599.7 CAR | Available |