Elephants (Poyser Natural History)
By C. A. Spinage.
Description
This volume brings together the latest research and little known observations of scholars, travelers and those who for centuries have worked with the Asian elephant as a beast of burden. The author blends these diverse sources in an easy-to-read style to provide a full and fascinating account of the elephant both in the wild and as long time associate of mans activities. Wide ranging in geographical and temporal terms, it covers both African and Asian elephants as well as their extinct relative, the mammoth.Elephants discusses their origins, evolution, anatomy, ecology, and behavior. It cov...
ISBN(s)
0856610887, 9780856610882
