
The Book of Indian Animals
S. H. Prater(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published in December 1997
Book
Hardback
348 pages
978-0-19-562169-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is the third edition of the standard reference work on India's more common mammals. Based on the observations of the naturalists and sportsmen who have contributed to the journal of the Bombay Natural History Society for over a century, the book describes and illustrates the habitat, characteristics, distribution, and other details of twenty-three different types of mammal.
The comprehensive illustrations include 28 full colour plates depicting 141 species, by the distinguished artist M. Paul Barruel. There are also 40 black-and-white plates, and a 2-page colour map of India showing climatic forest types and the distribution of geographical races of the Indian Giant Squirrel.
This is a book for anyone interested in Indian animals, at whatever level.
The comprehensive illustrations include 28 full colour plates depicting 141 species, by the distinguished artist M. Paul Barruel. There are also 40 black-and-white plates, and a 2-page colour map of India showing climatic forest types and the distribution of geographical races of the Indian Giant Squirrel.
This is a book for anyone interested in Indian animals, at whatever level.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
67 colour and halftone plates, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
706 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-562169-3 (9780195621693)
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Persons
S.H. Prater is Former Curator of Bombay Natural History Society.
Author
formerly Curatorformerly Curator, the Bombay Natural History Society
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Content
Mammals in general; Apes, monkeys, lemurs; The cats; Civets; Mongooses; Hyenas; The dog family; Bears; Pandas; The weasel family; Insectivores; Bats; Rodents; Hares, mouse-hares; The elephant; Horses, Rhinoceroses; Wild oxen, sheep, goats; Great-antelopes; Antelopes, gazelles; Deer; Pigs; Pangolins; Marine animals; Bibliography; Index.