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" Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia. "
Devra G. Kleiman, advisory editor ; Valerius Geist, advisory editor ; Melissa C. McDade, project editor ; Joseph E. Trumpey, chief scientific illustrator
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BL
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585476
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b414695
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Tierleben.English
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Grzimek, Bernhard
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Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia.\ Devra G. Kleiman, advisory editor ; Valerius Geist, advisory editor ; Melissa C. McDade, project editor ; Joseph E. Trumpey, chief scientific illustrator
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2nd ed
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Detroit :: Gale :: Thomson/Gale,, ©2004
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xx, 574 pages :: color illustrations, color maps ;; 29 cm
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0787657905
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: 9780787657901
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Translation of: Tierleben
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"AZA, Michael Hutchins, series editor in association with the American Zoo and Aquarium Association."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-441) and index
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v. 14. Mammals III -- Primates (Primates) -- Lorises and Pottos (Lorisidae) -- Bushbabies (Galagidae) -- Dwarf Lemurs and Mouse Lemurs (Cheirogaleidae) -- Lemurs (Lemuridae) -- Avahis, Sifakas, and Indris (Indriidae) -- Sportive Lemurs Lepilemuridae -- Aye-Ayes (Daubentoniidae) -- Tarsiers (Tarsiidae) -- New World Monkeys I: Squirrel Monkeys and Capuchins (Cebidae) -- New World Monkeys II: Marmosets, Tamarins, and Goeldi's Monkeys (Callitrichidae) -- Night Monkeys (Aotidae) -- Sakis, Titis, and Uakaris (Pitheciidae) -- Howler Monkeys and Spider Monkeys (Atelidae) -- Old World Monkeys I (Colobinae) -- Old World Monkeys II (Cercopithecinae) -- Gibbons (Hylobatidae) -- Hominidae I (Great Apes) -- Hominidae II (Humans) -- Carnivora (Land and Marine Carnivores) -- Dogs, Wolves, Coyotes, Jackals, and Foxes (Canidae) -- Dogs and Cats -- Bears (Ursidae) -- Raccoons and Relatives (Procyonidae) -- Weasels, Badgers, Skunks, and Otters (Mustelidae) -- Civets, Genets, and Linsangs (Viverridae) -- Mongooses and Fossa (Herpestidae) -- Aardwolf and Hyenas (Hyaenidae) -- Cats (Felidae) -- Eared Seals, Fur Seals, and Sea Lions (Otariidae) -- Walruses (Odobenidae) -- True Seals (Phocidae)
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Provides information on the evolution and systematics, physical characteristics, distribution, habitat, behavior, feeding ecology and diet, reproductive biology, and conservation status of two orders of mammals, including primates and carnivora, each with species accounts
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Mammals
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Kleiman, Devra G
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Geist, Valerius
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McDade, Melissa C
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American Zoo and Aquarium Association
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Animal life encyclopedia
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: Mammals
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