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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-100071363335
ISBN-139780071363334
eBay Product ID (ePID)2344866
Product Key Features
Book TitleLions of Tsavo : Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-Eaters
Number of Pages324 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicAnimals / Big Cats, Business Communication / General, Animals / Mammals, Animals / General, Africa / East
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Business & Economics, History
AuthorBruce D. Patterson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight19.9 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-272142
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal599.757/096762/3
Table Of ContentThe Lions of Tsavo Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Reign of Terror: Lions and the Railway Chapter 2: The Terror Continues: Man-Eating Lions Today Chapter 3: Killing Behavior and Man-Eating Habits Chapter 4: Why Do Lions Kill People? Chapter 5: Lion Biology: Evolution and Geographic Distribution Chapter 6: Hunting and Social Behavior Chapter 7: The Lion's Mane: Geographic and Individual Variation Chapter 8: Why the Lions of Tsavo Are Maneless Chapter 9: Animal Conservation and the Creation of Tsavo National Park
Synopsis"Deftly written . . . Patterson's book must now be considered the definitive Tsavo lion study... one of the world's leading experts on lions as well as an important conservationist."-- Publishers Weekly Through field research and forensic evidence, a scientist reveals his theory on why two Kenyan lions killed humans and then ate their prey In March 1898, the British began building a bridge over the Tsavo River in East Africa. In nine months, two male lions killed and ate nearly 135 workers, halting construction. After a long hunt Colonel J. H. Patterson killed the lions, which are now on display at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. As codirector of the Tsavo Research Project, Bruce Patterson has conducted extensive fieldwork throughout the region on these lions. In The Lions of Tsavo , Patterson retells the harrowing story of those bloody nights in Kenya. He presents new forensic evidence on these maneless lions and argues that the man-eating behavior exhibited in 1898 came from the encroachment of human populations on wild habitats. Patterson continues this theory by exploring man's interaction with the changing Kenyan environment, creating a complete, up-to-date, and scientific look behind this intriguing murder mystery.
LC Classification NumberQL737.C23
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- 09. Jan. 2019
The facts behind the lions that inspired “The Ghost and the Darkness”.
Lots of interesting information about a fascinating animal. In depth analysis of the actual lions involved in the man-eating incidents and of the species in context of the ecology of the area.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 24. Jan. 2022
good read
excellent research about cause of lions turning maneaters.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
