Cats of Africa; behaviour, ecology, and conservation.0801884829 Cats of Africa; behaviour, ecology ecology, study of the relationships of organisms to their physical environment and to one another. The study of an individual organism or a single species is termed autecology; the study of groups of organisms is called synecology. , and conservation. Hunter, Luke. Photography by Gerald Hinde. Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. U. Press 2005 175 pages $39.95 Hardcover QL737 Hunter, a conservation biologist, and Hinde, a photographer, present an overview of the cat family in Africa, which boasts 10 species. Cats in parks and those seen on safaris On Safari was a children's game show series set in the jungle that was produced by Television South, and aired on the ITV network for 4 seasons from 1982 until 1985. and in unpopulated areas are covered and described in terms of size, longevity longevity (lŏnjĕv`ĭtē), term denoting the length or duration of the life of an animal or plant, often used to indicate an unusually long life. , habitat, feeding, social organization, reproduction, and threats and status. This is followed by general sections on predation predation Form of food getting in which one animal, the predator, eats an animal of another species, the prey, immediately after killing it or, in some cases, while it is still alive. Most predators are generalists; they eat a variety of prey species. , social systems, and populations, and discussions of the relationships among cats and with other animals and humans. The spectacular color photos, often in two-page spreads, are testimony to the patience of the best wildlife photographers. A map of key areas is included. The book measures 9x12". ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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