The Hippos
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2010
256 pages
978-1-4081-3403-0 (ISBN)
Description
Hippos are unusual in being genuinely amphibious. This has a fundamental effect on their physiology and way of life.
Following a general introduction, there is a detailed description of hippo anatomy and physiology, including facts about their skin structure and physiology.
Subsequent chapters are devoted to their social biology and ecology, including descriptions of their breeding and feeding ecology. Several extraordinary instances of carnivory, including an instance of cannibalism, are described.
This book closes with three chapters devoted to the results of the author's survey on the distribution and abundance of the common hippo throughout Africa.
Following a general introduction, there is a detailed description of hippo anatomy and physiology, including facts about their skin structure and physiology.
Subsequent chapters are devoted to their social biology and ecology, including descriptions of their breeding and feeding ecology. Several extraordinary instances of carnivory, including an instance of cannibalism, are described.
This book closes with three chapters devoted to the results of the author's survey on the distribution and abundance of the common hippo throughout Africa.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-3403-0 (9781408134030)
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Persons
S.K. Eltringham is the author of The Hippos.
Priscilla Barrett is the illustrator. She has painted mammals for field guides to numerous regions including southern Africa, Latin America, Britain and Europe, and New Zealand. She is a long-standing member of the Society of Wildlife Artists.
Priscilla Barrett is the illustrator. She has painted mammals for field guides to numerous regions including southern Africa, Latin America, Britain and Europe, and New Zealand. She is a long-standing member of the Society of Wildlife Artists.
Content
1 Introduction
2 Anatomy and Physiology
3 The Origins of Hippos
4 The Social Life of Hippos
5 Reproduction in Hippos
6 Diet and Feeding Habits in Hippos
7 The Ecology of Hippos
8 Diseases, Parasites and Commensals of Hippos
9 Hippos and Man
10 The Distribution and Numbers of Hippos
11 The Distribution and Numbers of Hippopotamus amphibius in East Africa
12 The Distribution and Numbers of Hippopotamus amphibius in Southern Africa
References
2 Anatomy and Physiology
3 The Origins of Hippos
4 The Social Life of Hippos
5 Reproduction in Hippos
6 Diet and Feeding Habits in Hippos
7 The Ecology of Hippos
8 Diseases, Parasites and Commensals of Hippos
9 Hippos and Man
10 The Distribution and Numbers of Hippos
11 The Distribution and Numbers of Hippopotamus amphibius in East Africa
12 The Distribution and Numbers of Hippopotamus amphibius in Southern Africa
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