Giraffe reflections

Giraffe reflections

by Peterson, Dale

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The most comprehensive book on giraffes to appear in the last fifty years, this volume presents a magnificent portrait of a group of animals who, in spite of their legendary elegance and astonishing gentleness, may not entirely survive this century. Dale Peterson's text provides a natural and cultural history of the world's tallest and second-biggest land animals, describing in detail their biology and behavior. He offers a new perspective on the giraffes' place in our world, and argues for the…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Giraffe reflections / text by Dale Peterson ; photographs by Karl Ammann.

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The most comprehensive book on giraffes to appear in the last fifty years, this volume presents a magnificent portrait of a group of animals who, in spite of their legendary elegance and astonishing gentleness, may not entirely survive this century. Dale Peterson's text provides a natural and cultural history of the world's tallest and second-biggest land animals, describing in detail their biology and behavior. He offers a new perspective on the giraffes' place in our world, and argues for the stronger protection of these imposing yet endangered creatures and their elusive forest r.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

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  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780520956964, 0520956966, 9781299677395, 1299677398
  • oclc:ocn849935780
  • LC Classification:QL737.U56
  • Dewey Decimal:599.638

Table of Contents

Spirits -- Chimeras -- Unicorns -- Zarafas -- Giraffids -- Bodies -- Behaviors -- Mothers -- Others -- Kinds.

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Girafes Girafes -- Ouvrages illustrés Giraffe Giraffe -- Pictorial works NATURE -- Animals Pictorial works SCIENCE -- Life Sciences

Writers

Peterson, Dale Ammann, Karl

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