Author: A. Almeida
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
In this book you will encounter the king of the jungle, the jaguar, in his domain. Told by South America's most successful guide.
Jaguar Hunting in the Matto Grosso and Bolivia
Author: A. Almeida
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
In this book you will encounter the king of the jungle, the jaguar, in his domain. Told by South America's most successful guide.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
In this book you will encounter the king of the jungle, the jaguar, in his domain. Told by South America's most successful guide.
Jaguar Hunting in the Mato-Grosso and Bolivia
Author: T. Almeida
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780940143203
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780940143203
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Wild Health
Author: Cindy Engel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618340682
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
As Dr. Engel emphasizes in this "enticing, well-referenced, [and] entertaining book" (Science), we can learn a lot about human health by studying animal behavior in the wild. Indeed, some of the natural, holistic, and alternative human medicine being practiced today arose through the observation of wild animals. In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Engel points out fascinating parallels between animal and human medicine. She offers intriguing examples of how animals prevent and cure sickness and poisonings, heal open wounds, balance their diets, and regulate fertility. For instance, *chimpanzees carefully eat bitter-tasting plant "medicines" that counter intestinal parasites *elephants roam miles to find the clay they ingest to counter dietary toxins *broken-legged chicks have been known to eat analgesic foods that alleviate pain. By observing wild health we may discover (or rediscover) ways to benefit our own health. As Craig Stotlz of the Washington Post noted, this "highly readable assessment . . . triggers more outside-the-double-helix thoughts about human health than anything I've read recently."
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618340682
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
As Dr. Engel emphasizes in this "enticing, well-referenced, [and] entertaining book" (Science), we can learn a lot about human health by studying animal behavior in the wild. Indeed, some of the natural, holistic, and alternative human medicine being practiced today arose through the observation of wild animals. In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Engel points out fascinating parallels between animal and human medicine. She offers intriguing examples of how animals prevent and cure sickness and poisonings, heal open wounds, balance their diets, and regulate fertility. For instance, *chimpanzees carefully eat bitter-tasting plant "medicines" that counter intestinal parasites *elephants roam miles to find the clay they ingest to counter dietary toxins *broken-legged chicks have been known to eat analgesic foods that alleviate pain. By observing wild health we may discover (or rediscover) ways to benefit our own health. As Craig Stotlz of the Washington Post noted, this "highly readable assessment . . . triggers more outside-the-double-helix thoughts about human health than anything I've read recently."
Hounds
Author: David Hancock
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847976026
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 611
Book Description
Hounds is a book for all those who admire the most endearing of sporting dogs, the scenthounds, the enthusiastic canine companions of the sportsmen who are thrilled by seeing a pack of hounds in full cry - watching these exceptional canine athletes exercising their delight in pursuing scent, whether real or artificial. Painstakingly researched and packed with information, this book covers both the well-known recognized breeds and the more obscure ones from overseas, some quite unknown to the British public. This book is not a manual covering training, grooming, nutrition and dog care; it is very much a celebration of the hound's contribution to the sporting and companion dog scene, and an examination of their past, their peformance and their prospects in an increasingly urban society.This is the fourth and final volume of David's quartet on sporting dogs following: Sporting Terriers (2011), Sighthounds (2012) and Gundogs (2013), all published by Crowood.
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847976026
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 611
Book Description
Hounds is a book for all those who admire the most endearing of sporting dogs, the scenthounds, the enthusiastic canine companions of the sportsmen who are thrilled by seeing a pack of hounds in full cry - watching these exceptional canine athletes exercising their delight in pursuing scent, whether real or artificial. Painstakingly researched and packed with information, this book covers both the well-known recognized breeds and the more obscure ones from overseas, some quite unknown to the British public. This book is not a manual covering training, grooming, nutrition and dog care; it is very much a celebration of the hound's contribution to the sporting and companion dog scene, and an examination of their past, their peformance and their prospects in an increasingly urban society.This is the fourth and final volume of David's quartet on sporting dogs following: Sporting Terriers (2011), Sighthounds (2012) and Gundogs (2013), all published by Crowood.
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).
Floating Islands
Author: Richard J. Heggen
Publisher: Richard Heggen
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1227
Book Description
Floating Islands in science, history, the arts and any number of sightings elsewhere
Publisher: Richard Heggen
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1227
Book Description
Floating Islands in science, history, the arts and any number of sightings elsewhere
Tigrero!
Author: Sasha Siemel
Publisher: New York : Ace Books
ISBN:
Category : Big game hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Ace Books
ISBN:
Category : Big game hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Conservation and Management of Large Carnivores - Local Insights for Global Challenges
Author: Tasos Hovardas
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889669289
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889669289
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Outing and the Wheelman
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
Indian Hunts and Indian Hunters of the Old West
Author: Frank Cummings Hibben
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A fascinating account of the Old West as told to the author by a 90-year-old Navajo Indian named Juan de Dios. A mixture of big-game hunting and Southwestern Americana.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A fascinating account of the Old West as told to the author by a 90-year-old Navajo Indian named Juan de Dios. A mixture of big-game hunting and Southwestern Americana.