Wild animals of India, Burma, Malasia and Tibet

By:

Lydekker, R

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Dehradun; Natraj; 2005Edition: 2nd edDescription: 411 pISBN:

9788181580344

Subject(s):

Wildlife

DDC classification:

333.7 LYD

Summary: This delightful book has been authored by eminent naturalist and sportsman, R. Lydekker. A bible on the study of wild ani mals in India and the neighbouring coun tries, this book is indispensable to the study of natural history in South Asia. Lydekker's writing is enthused by a deep fascination and interest for and in wildlife and related literature as his sightings are interspersed with lively snippets of infor mation either from other popular texts of his time, through anecdotes or from personal experience. The book follows a remarkable and commendable accuracy on detailing information on several species, their history, distribution and habitat. The author is widely respected even today for his contribution to the documentation of such significant literature on wild animals. Expansive in scope, the book is peppered with information of interest to everyone, general reader as well as the keen naturalist. A must read for all animal lovers!

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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This delightful book has been authored by eminent naturalist and sportsman, R. Lydekker. A bible on the study of wild ani mals in India and the neighbouring coun tries, this book is indispensable to the study of natural history in South Asia.

Lydekker's writing is enthused by a deep fascination and interest for and in wildlife and related literature as his sightings are interspersed with lively snippets of infor mation either from other popular texts of his time, through anecdotes or from personal experience. The book follows a remarkable and commendable accuracy on detailing information on several species, their history, distribution and habitat.

The author is widely respected even today for his contribution to the documentation of such significant literature on wild animals. Expansive in scope, the book is peppered with information of interest to everyone, general reader as well as the keen naturalist. A must read for all animal lovers!

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