Bibliography of the Rhinoceros
Author: L.C. Rookmaaker
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2020-08-26
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1000162281
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A listing and analysis of 3106 references to the rhinoceros in books and articles.
Author: L.C. Rookmaaker
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2020-08-26
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1000162281
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A listing and analysis of 3106 references to the rhinoceros in books and articles.
Author: Erica Van der Westhuizen
Publisher: University of Pretoria
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780869799741
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Donald R. Prothero
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2013-05-09
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 0253008190
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A book for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, Rhinoceros Giants: The Paleobiology of the Indricotheres, introduces a prime candidate for the largest land mammal that ever lived - the giant hornless rhinoceros, Indricotherium. These massive animals lived in Asia and Eurasia for more than 14 million years, about 37 to 23 million years ago. They had skulls 2 metres long, stood over 7 meters at the shoulder, and were nearly twice as heavy as the largest elephant ever recorded, tipping the scales at 20,000 kg. Fortunately, the big brutes were vegetarians, although they must have made predators think twice before trying to bring them down. In this book for lovers of ancient creatures great and small, Donald R. Prothero tells their story, from their discovery by palaeontologists just a century ago to the latest research on how they lived and died, with some interesting side trips along the way.
Author: L. C. Rookmaaker
Publisher: Kugler Publications
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9789051031348
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: A. Hoogerwerf
Publisher: Brill Archive
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 638
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Clive Walker
Publisher: Jacana Media
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 1431404233
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The conservation of the rhinos in southern Africa is described in this account of these fascinating animals, the reasons behind their historical decline, the myths that surround them, and the resurrection of the rhinoceros horn trade. Few animals face as violent, as well organized, and as determined an enemy as the world's rhinos. But across the African continent, they are being slaughtered on a daily basis, and approximately 5,000 black rhinos and 21,000 white rhinos are all that prevent their extinction. This real account of the rhino wars is a harrowing story, underscoring the enormous challenges that lie ahead for conservation in a world where rhino horns sold by the gram raise double the price of gold and are more expensive than cocaine in the end-user Asian markets. Arguing that protecting Africa's rhinos is of utmost importance, it questions the management of natural heritage and implores readers to recognize their role as rhino keepers of the future.
Author: Sandra Markle
Publisher: Sandra Markle's Science Discov
Published: 2018-08
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1512444367
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The southern white rhinos of Africa were almost extinct by the end of the 20th century. Although these animals have made a comeback, award-winning author Markle explains they continue to face such threats as habitat loss, continuous poaching, and the high illegal demand for rhino horn. Full color.
Author: François-Xavier Fauvelle
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2021-02-09
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 0691217149
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the birth of Islam in the seventh century to the voyages of European exploration in the fifteenth, Africa was at the center of a vibrant exchange of goods and ideas. It was an African golden age in which places like Ghana, Nubia, and Zimbabwe became the crossroads of civilizations, and where African royals, thinkers, and artists played celebrated roles in the globalized world of the Middle Ages. Drawing on fragmented written sources as well as his many years of experience as an archaeologist, the author reconstructs an African past that is too often denied its place in history. He looks at ruined cities found in the mangrove, exquisite pieces of art, rare artifacts like the golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe, ancient maps, and accounts left by geographers and travelers
Author: Kees Rookmaaker
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2024-06-12
Total Pages: 891
ISBN-13: 9004691545
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond.
Author: Kelly Enright
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2008-06-24
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1861894988
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The rhinoceros’s horn and massive leathery frame belie its docile and solitary nature, causing the animal to be consistently perceived by humans as a monster to be feared. Kelly Enright now deftly sifts fact from fiction in Rhinoceros. Enright chronicles the vexed interactions between humans and rhinos, from early sightings that mistook the rhinoceros for the mythical unicorn to the eighteenth-century display of the rhinoceros in Europe as a wonder of nature and its introduction to the American public in 1830. The rhinoceros has long been a prized hunting object as well, whether for its horn as a valuable ingredient in Asian medicine or as a coveted trophy by nineteenth-century big-game hunters such as Theodore Roosevelt, and the book explains how such practices have led to the rhino’s status as an endangered species. Enright also considers portrayals of the animal in film, literature, and art, all in the service of discovering whether the reputed savagery of the rhino is a reality or a legacy of its mythic past. A wide-ranging, highly illustrated study, Rhinoceros will be essential for scholars and animal lovers alike.