Serengeti: Kingdom of Predators By George B. Schaller

Serengeti: Kingdom of Predators By George B. Schaller Paperback 0002117479 9780002117470 Nonfiction Serengeti: Kingdom of Predators The life of the five great African predators Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Hyena and the species on which they prey, observed close up in their natural habitat during three and a half years in Africa, by the author of The Year of The Gorilla. This is George Schallers most beautiful and fascinating book. It is illustrated with his own spectacular photographs 100 of them, all in full color. It offers a unique view at once impeccably scientific, personal and adventurous of East Africas most primeval Serengeti kingdom of predators. There, on the African plains, for three and a half years, by Land Rover and afoot, Schaller entered the world of predators as no one else had before him. For until that time, although numerous books about them had been published, none of the greta predator cats had been the subject of profound study in its own habitat, and there had been little research on interrelationships between the predators and their prey. Schaller broke new ground as he stalked, lived with, photographed, and studied not only the lion whom he shows us in courtship, giving birth, mothering, hunting, and at ease, always at close range but also the cheetah and the leopard. In addition, his close observation added importantly to the new concept of the hyena, long considered to be simply a scavenger and now seen as a powerful hunter in its own right. his study of the wild dog revealed an elaborate social system that includes cooperative hunting, division of labor, and an equal sharing of the spoils. He made new discoveries about the predators main quarries: the wildebeest, the zebra, and Thomsons gazelle among others the prey species that are an integral part of the natural community, prey and predator paradoxically depending on each other for survival. Marking individual animals with the aid of the harmless tranquilizer gun, Schaller discovered about their individual and group lives than has ever before been recorded. In his superb narrative and remarkable photographs, he now brilliantly shares his new found knowledge.

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George Beals Schaller born 1933 is an American mammalogist biologist conservationist and author Schaller is recognized by many as the worlds preeminent field biologist studying wildlife throughout Africa Asia and South America Born in Berlin Schaller grew up in Germany but moved to Missouri as a teen He is vice president of Panthera Corporation and serves as chairman of their Cat Advisory Council along with renowned conservationist and Panthera CEO Alan Rabinowitz Schaller is also a senior conservationist at the Bronx Zoo based Wildlife Conservation Society. Science serengeti clothing Schallers work in conservation has resulted in the protection of large stretches of area in the Brazil the Hindu Kush in Pakistan and forests in Southeast Asia D George Beals Schaller born 1933 is an American mammalogist biologist conservationist and author Schaller is recognized by many as the world s preeminent field biologist studying wildlife throughout Africa Asia and South America Born in Berlin Schaller grew up in Germany but moved to Missouri as a teen He is vice president of Panthera Corporation and serves as chairman of their Cat Advisory Council along with renowned conservationist and Panthera CEO Alan Rabinowitz Schaller is also a senior conservationist at the Bronx Zoo based Wildlife Conservation Society. Serengeti texture roller Schaller s work in conservation has resulted in the protection of large stretches of area in the Brazil the Hindu Kush in Pakistan and forests in Southeast Asia Due in part to Schaller s work over 20 parks or preserves worldwide have been established including Alaska s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ANWR the Shey Phoksundo National Park in Nepal and the Changtang Nature Reserve in Tibet one of the world s most significant wildlife refuges At over 200000 miles 320000 km the Chang Tang Nature Reserve was called One of the most ambitious attempts to arrest the shrinkage of natural ecosystems by The New York Times site_link Serengeti: Kingdom of Predators The life of the five great African predators Lion Leopard Cheetah Wild Dog Hyena and the species on which they prey observed close up in their natural habitat during three and a half years in Africa by the author of The Year of The Gorilla This is George Schaller s most beautiful and fascinating book It is illustrated with his own spectacular photographs 100 of them all in full color It offers a unique view at once impeccably scientific personal and adventurous of East Africa s most primeval Serengeti kingdom of predators There on the African plains for three and a half years by Land Rover and afoot Schaller entered the world of predators as no one else had before him For until that time although numerous books about them had been published none of the greta predator cats had been the subject of profound study in its own habitat and there had been little research on interrelationships between the predators and their prey Schaller broke new ground as he stalked lived with photographed and studied not only the lion whom he shows us in courtship giving birth mothering hunting and at ease always at close range but also the cheetah and the leopard In addition his close observation added importantly to the new concept of the hyena long considered to be simply a scavenger and now seen as a powerful hunter in its own right his study of the wild dog revealed an elaborate social system that includes cooperative hunting division of labor and an equal sharing of the spoils He made new discoveries about the predators main quarries the wildebeest the zebra and Thomson s gazelle among others the prey species that are an integral part of the natural community prey and predator paradoxically depending on each other for survival Marking individual animals with the aid of the harmless tranquilizer gun Schaller discovered about their individual and group lives than has ever before been recorded In his superb narrative and remarkable photographs he now brilliantly shares his new found knowledge Serengeti Kingdom of PredatorsThis is of a coffee table style picture book than Schaller s typical journals or scientific reference books to his animal studies However it is intelligently written and makes a good read for the interested layman Full of large color photos of the animals he took photos of while studying in the Serengeti George B Schaller

Serengeti: Kingdom of Predators By George B. Schaller
0002117479
9780002117470
English
115
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