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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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585477
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b414696
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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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| Publication Statement
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Detroit :: Gale :: Thomson/Gale,, ©2004
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xx, 556 pages :: color illustrations, color maps ;; 29 cm
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0787657913
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: 9780787657918
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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 419-423) and index
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v. 15. Mammals IV -- Cetacea (Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises) -- Ganges and Indus Dolphins (Platanistidae) -- Baijis (Lipotidae) -- Franciscana Dolphins (Pontoporiidae) -- Botos (Iniidae) -- Porpoises (Phocoenidae) -- Dolphins (Delphinidae) -- Beaked Whales (Ziphiidae) -- Sperm Whales (Physeteridae) -- Belugas and Narwhals (Monodontidae) -- Gray Whales (Eschrichtiidae) -- Pygmy Right Whales (Neobalaenidae) -- Right Whales and Bowhead Whales (Balaenidae) -- Rorquals (Balaenopteridae) -- The Ungulates (Hoofed Mammals) -- Ungulate Domestication -- Tubulidentata (Aardvarks) -- Proboscidea (Elephants) -- Hyracoidea -- Sirenia (Dugongs, Sea Cows, and Manatees) -- Dugongs and Sea Cows (Dugongidae) -- Manatees (Trichechidae) -- Perissodactyla (Odd-Toed Ungulates) -- Horses, Zebras, and Asses (Equidae) -- Tapirs (Tapiridae) -- Rhinoceroses (Rhinocerotidae) -- Artiodactyla (Even-Toed Ungulates) -- Pigs (Suidae) -- Peccaries (Tayassuidae) -- Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamidae) -- Camels, Guanacos, Llamas, Alpacas, and Vicunãs (Camelidae) -- Chevrotains (Tragulidae) -- Musk Deer (Moschinae) -- Muntjacs (Muntiacinae) -- Old World Deer (Cervinae) -- Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotinae) -- New World Deer (Capriolinae) -- Okapis and Giraffes (Giraffidae) -- Pronghorn (Antilocapridae)
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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 seven orders of mammals, 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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