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Description: |
5 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
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General Note: |
Translation of Grzimeks Enzyklopädie Säugetiere. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: v. 1. Mammals (general information). Egg-laying Mammals. Marsupials. Higher mammals. Insectivores. Elephant shrews. Bats. Flying lemurs or Calugos -- v. 2. Tree shrews. Primates. Prosimians. Simians. New World primates. Old World primates. Gibbons. Great apes. Humans. New World edentates. Pangolins -- v. 3. Rodents. Squirrels and beavers. Scaly-tailed squirrels and springhares. Mice and dormice. Porcupines, cavies, and gundis. Carnivores. Mustelids, bears, and procyonids. Viverrids and hyenas -- v. 4. Panther-like cats and relatives. Dogs. Seals. Lagomorphs. Pikas. Whales. Ungulates. Aardvarks. Proboscideans. Sirenians. Hyraxes. Odd-toed ungulates. Rhinoceroses -- v. 5. Even-toed ungulates. Pigs and peccaries. Hippopotamuses. Camels. Ruminants. Chevrotains. Deer. Giraffes. Pronghorns. Bovids. Animals in captivity. |
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Language Note: |
Translation of Grzimeks Enzyklopädie Säugetiere. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: A comprehensive encyclopedia of mammal biology. |