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The Chinese Alligator: Ecology, Behavior, Conservation, and Culture
John Thorbjarnarson
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Description for The Chinese Alligator: Ecology, Behavior, Conservation, and Culture
Hardback. Illustrated throughout and featuring the most up-to-date biological information available, this volume is a complete overview of the Chinese alligator, a conservation and cultural icon. Num Pages: 288 pages, 94, 53 black & white line drawings, 41 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; PSVW5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 742.
The rare and endangered Chinese alligator has long held a prominent place in Chinese culture and mythology. Here John Thorbjarnarson and Xiaoming Wang, who have been at the forefront of efforts to conserve these remarkable creatures, provide comprehensive details about the biology, behavior, history, and cultural and conservation significance of the animal thought to be the basis of the Chinese dragon legend. Though more than 10,000 Chinese alligators live in zoos and breeding facilities, just a few hundred still exist in the wild. Much of their natural habitat has been lost to human development, leaving wild Chinese alligators clinging ... Read more
The rare and endangered Chinese alligator has long held a prominent place in Chinese culture and mythology. Here John Thorbjarnarson and Xiaoming Wang, who have been at the forefront of efforts to conserve these remarkable creatures, provide comprehensive details about the biology, behavior, history, and cultural and conservation significance of the animal thought to be the basis of the Chinese dragon legend. Though more than 10,000 Chinese alligators live in zoos and breeding facilities, just a few hundred still exist in the wild. Much of their natural habitat has been lost to human development, leaving wild Chinese alligators clinging ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801893483
SKU
V9780801893483
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About John Thorbjarnarson
One of the world's most respected experts on crocodilians, John Thorbjarnarson was a senior conservation zoologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society during the writing and designing of this book. Dr. Thorbjarnarson was a tireless advocate for conservation, and it was during one of his many conservation-related trips in early 2010 that he contracted a fatal case of malaria. Xiaoming Wang ... Read more
Reviews for The Chinese Alligator: Ecology, Behavior, Conservation, and Culture
A well-written, well-referenced, thoughtful and sobering work. Highly recommended. Choice 2010