Luke Hunter

Field Guide to Carnivores of the World, 2nd edition (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Barrett, Priscilla

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

From the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar Bear, to the tiny Least Weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores include some of the world's most charismatic, admired, feared and spectacular creatures. This fully updated second edition of Luke Hunter's comprehensive guide profiles all of the world's terrestrial carnivore species. Thoroughly updated throughout and covering recently described species, a detailed account describes each species' key identification characteristics, distribution and habitat, behaviour, feeding ecology, social patterns, life history statistics, conservation and the latest on classification. This edition also includes accurate distribution maps for each species. Colour plates by top wildlife artist Priscilla Barrett depict each species, with subspecies, colour variations and behavioural vignettes for many. There are also detailed line drawings of more than 230 skulls and 110 footprints.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472982674
• Artikelnr.: 62197771

Autorenporträt

Luke Hunter is an Australian biologist and one of the leading names in wild cat conservation. He has worked on the ecology and conservation of carnivores since 1992, and he is currently the president of Panthera, the New York cat conservation organisation he helped to create in 2006. He has written over 120 scientific papers and popular articles on cats and other carnivores including A Field Guide to the Carnivores of the World.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
Carnivore Families
Conservation of Carnivores
Structure of the Species Accounts
SPECIES ACCOUNTS
FELIDAE - Cats
HYAENIDAE - Hyaenas
HERPESTIDAE - Mongooses
EUPLERIDAE - Fosa and Allies
PRIONODONTIDAE - Linsangs
VIVERRIDAE - Civets, Genets and Oyans
NANDINIIDAE - African Palm-civet
CANIDAE - Dogs
URSIDAE - Bears
PROCYONIDAE - Raccoons, Coatis and Allies
AILURIDAE - Red Panda
MEPHITIDAE - Skunks and Stink-badgers
MUSTELIDAE - Badgers, Martens, Weasels and Otters
SKULLS
FOOTPRINTS
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Index