Author: Matt Lake
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402766862
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A illustrated collection of tales about weird places and folk traditions in Pennsylvania to be used as a travel guide.
Pennsylvania
Author: Matt Lake
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402766862
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A illustrated collection of tales about weird places and folk traditions in Pennsylvania to be used as a travel guide.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402766862
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A illustrated collection of tales about weird places and folk traditions in Pennsylvania to be used as a travel guide.
Wildlife of Pennsylvania and the Northeast
Author: Charles Fergus
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811728997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Natural history narratives for more than 300 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians found in Pennsylvania and throughout the northeastern United States-written in an engaging, straightforward style. An invaluable addition to any nature-lover's library. Each narrative offers a species description as well as up-to-date information on habitat, breeding behavior, feeding habits, biology, migration, and current population status, as well as the author's personal observations of the animal's life in the wild. Includes game and nongame mammals, birds of prey, songbirds, waterfowl, snakes, turtles, frogs, toads, and more.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811728997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Natural history narratives for more than 300 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians found in Pennsylvania and throughout the northeastern United States-written in an engaging, straightforward style. An invaluable addition to any nature-lover's library. Each narrative offers a species description as well as up-to-date information on habitat, breeding behavior, feeding habits, biology, migration, and current population status, as well as the author's personal observations of the animal's life in the wild. Includes game and nongame mammals, birds of prey, songbirds, waterfowl, snakes, turtles, frogs, toads, and more.
Pennsylvania Wildcats Brought Up to Date
Author: Henry Wharton Shoemaker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lynx
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lynx
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Pennsylvania Lion Or Panther and Felis Catus in Pennsylvania?
Author: Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271045027
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271045027
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Wild Cats of the World
Author: Mel Sunquist
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022651823X
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Did you know that European royalty once used cheetahs to hunt deer, or that caracals can capture birds by leaping six and a half feet straight up into the air from a standing start? Have you ever wondered whether domestic cats really do land on their feet when they fall, or how Canada lynx can stalk their prey in the winter without falling through the deep snow? Wild Cats of the World is a treasure trove of answers to questions like these, and many others, for anyone who's interested in learning more about the world's felids, including the ones with whom we share our homes. Mel and Fiona Sunquist have spent more than a decade gathering information about cats from every available source, many of them quite difficult to find, including scientific papers, descriptions of hunts, archeological findings, observations by naturalists and travelers, reports from government agencies, and newsletters from a wide variety of organizations. Weaving information from these sources together with their own experiences observing wild cats around the world, the Sunquists have created the most comprehensive reference on felids available. Each of their accounts of the 36 species of cat contains a description of the cat, including human interactions with it, as well as detailed data on its distribution, ecology and behavior, status in the wild, and efforts to conserve it. Numerous photographs, including more than 40 in full color, illustrate these accounts. Ranging from the two-pound black-footed cat to the five-hundred-pound tiger, and from the African serval with its satellite-dish ears to the web-footed fishing cat of Asia, Wild Cats of the World will fascinate and educate felid fans of any stripe (or spot).
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022651823X
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Did you know that European royalty once used cheetahs to hunt deer, or that caracals can capture birds by leaping six and a half feet straight up into the air from a standing start? Have you ever wondered whether domestic cats really do land on their feet when they fall, or how Canada lynx can stalk their prey in the winter without falling through the deep snow? Wild Cats of the World is a treasure trove of answers to questions like these, and many others, for anyone who's interested in learning more about the world's felids, including the ones with whom we share our homes. Mel and Fiona Sunquist have spent more than a decade gathering information about cats from every available source, many of them quite difficult to find, including scientific papers, descriptions of hunts, archeological findings, observations by naturalists and travelers, reports from government agencies, and newsletters from a wide variety of organizations. Weaving information from these sources together with their own experiences observing wild cats around the world, the Sunquists have created the most comprehensive reference on felids available. Each of their accounts of the 36 species of cat contains a description of the cat, including human interactions with it, as well as detailed data on its distribution, ecology and behavior, status in the wild, and efforts to conserve it. Numerous photographs, including more than 40 in full color, illustrate these accounts. Ranging from the two-pound black-footed cat to the five-hundred-pound tiger, and from the African serval with its satellite-dish ears to the web-footed fishing cat of Asia, Wild Cats of the World will fascinate and educate felid fans of any stripe (or spot).
A Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania
Author: William James McKnight
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brookville (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brookville (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Wild Cats
Author: John E. Becker
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1581960522
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Discusses the genetic ancestors of wild cats and presents information on the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and threats to different kinds of wild cats, including servals, jaguars, and lynxes.
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1581960522
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Discusses the genetic ancestors of wild cats and presents information on the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and threats to different kinds of wild cats, including servals, jaguars, and lynxes.
Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
"Report of Pennsylvania Forestry Commission", published in 1896: 1895, pt. 2.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
"Report of Pennsylvania Forestry Commission", published in 1896: 1895, pt. 2.
The Mammals of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Author: Samuel Nicholson Rhoads
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Heart of a Lion
Author: William Stolzenburg
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620405547
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
"This is one stirring account of one stirring journey: the trek of a fellow creature through a hostile, man-made world--and through our imaginations." --Bill McKibben, author of EAARTH: MAKING A LIFE ON A TOUGH NEW PLANET Late one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. The creature appeared as something out of New England's forgotten past. Beside the road lay a 140-pound mountain lion. Speculations ran wild, the wildest of which figured him a ghostly survivor from a bygone century when lions last roamed the eastern United States. But a more fantastic scenario of facts soon unfolded. The lion was three years old, with a DNA trail embarking from the Black Hills of South Dakota on a cross-country odyssey eventually passing within thirty miles of New York City. It was the farthest landbound trek ever recorded for a wild animal in America, by a barely weaned teenager venturing solo through hostile terrain. William Stolzenburg retraces his two-year journey--from his embattled birthplace in the Black Hills, across the Great Plains and the Mississippi River, through Midwest metropolises and remote northern forests, to his tragic finale upon Connecticut's Gold Coast. Along the way, the lion traverses lands with people gunning for his kind, as well as those championing his cause. Heart of a Lion is a story of one heroic creature pitting instinct against towering odds, coming home to a society deeply divided over his return. It is a testament to the resilience of nature, and a test of humanity's willingness to live again beside the ultimate symbol of wildness.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620405547
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
"This is one stirring account of one stirring journey: the trek of a fellow creature through a hostile, man-made world--and through our imaginations." --Bill McKibben, author of EAARTH: MAKING A LIFE ON A TOUGH NEW PLANET Late one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. The creature appeared as something out of New England's forgotten past. Beside the road lay a 140-pound mountain lion. Speculations ran wild, the wildest of which figured him a ghostly survivor from a bygone century when lions last roamed the eastern United States. But a more fantastic scenario of facts soon unfolded. The lion was three years old, with a DNA trail embarking from the Black Hills of South Dakota on a cross-country odyssey eventually passing within thirty miles of New York City. It was the farthest landbound trek ever recorded for a wild animal in America, by a barely weaned teenager venturing solo through hostile terrain. William Stolzenburg retraces his two-year journey--from his embattled birthplace in the Black Hills, across the Great Plains and the Mississippi River, through Midwest metropolises and remote northern forests, to his tragic finale upon Connecticut's Gold Coast. Along the way, the lion traverses lands with people gunning for his kind, as well as those championing his cause. Heart of a Lion is a story of one heroic creature pitting instinct against towering odds, coming home to a society deeply divided over his return. It is a testament to the resilience of nature, and a test of humanity's willingness to live again beside the ultimate symbol of wildness.