Tears of the Cheetah

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Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250102316
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis Tears of the Cheetah by : Dr. Stephen J. O'Brien

Download or read book Tears of the Cheetah written by Dr. Stephen J. O'Brien and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of life on Earth is dominated by extinction events so numerous that over 99.9% of the species ever to have existed are gone forever. If animals could talk, we would ask them to recall their own ancestries, in particular the secrets as to how they avoided almost inevitable annihilation in the face of daily assaults by predators, climactic cataclysms, deadly infections and innate diseases. In Tears of the Cheetah, medical geneticist and conservationist Stephen J. O'Brien narrates fast-moving science adventure stories that explore the mysteries of survival among the earth's most endangered and beloved wildlife. Here we uncover the secret histories of exotic species such as Indonesian orangutans, humpback whales, and the imperiled cheetah-the world's fastest animal which nonetheless cannot escape its own genetic weaknesses. Among these genetic detective stories we also discover how the Serengeti lions have lived with FIV (the feline version of HIV), where giant pandas really come from, how bold genetic action pulled the Florida panther from the edge of extinction, how the survivors of the medieval Black Death passed on a genetic gift to their descendents, and how mapping the genome of the domestic cat solved a murder case in Canada. With each riveting account of animal resilience and adaptation, a remarkable parallel in human medicine is drawn, adding yet another rationale for species conservation-mining their genomes for cures to our own fatal diseases. Tears of the Cheetah offers a fascinating glimpse of the insight gained when geneticists venutre into the wild.

How Cheetah Got His Tears

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Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 9781485900344
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis How Cheetah Got His Tears by : Avril Van Der Merwe

Download or read book How Cheetah Got His Tears written by Avril Van Der Merwe and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheetah boasts that, because he can run faster than any other animal, he is the real king of the beasts. Wining a race against the other animals only reinforces his posturing. He boasts that he can even run faster than the wind. The wind takes up the challenge, leading to an outcome that keeps cheetah's tears running down his cheeks as a permanent reminder of his place in the natural world. How Cheetah Got His Tears is a story that warns of the perils of boasting, yet shows that the capacity to accept defeat with grace and humility can lead to reconciliation and acceptance.

Cheetah

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Publisher : Bearport Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1936087898
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)

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Book Synopsis Cheetah by : Natalie Lunis

Download or read book Cheetah written by Natalie Lunis and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the anatomical features that make the cheetah the fastest animal on land, includes fascinating facts about its habits and behavior, and compares its speed to that of other animals.

The Cheetah

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Publisher : Krieger Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780898744514
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (445 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cheetah by : Randall L. Eaton

Download or read book The Cheetah written by Randall L. Eaton and published by Krieger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1974 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Soul of a Lion

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Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426206542
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Book Synopsis Soul of a Lion by : Barbara Bennett

Download or read book Soul of a Lion written by Barbara Bennett and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An English professor at North Carolina State University, the author spent a sabbatical as a hands-on volunteer, working with lions, leopards, and other wild creatures at Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia. This title is based on her incredible experiences there.

How Cheetah Got His Tears

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Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1485900352
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (859 download)

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Book Synopsis How Cheetah Got His Tears by : Avril van der Merwe

Download or read book How Cheetah Got His Tears written by Avril van der Merwe and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheetah boasts that, because he can run faster than any other animal, he is the real king of the beasts. Winning a race against the other animals only reinforces his posturing and he boasts that he can run even faster than the wind. The wind takes up the challenge, leading to an outcome that keeps cheetah’s tears running down his cheeks as a permanent reminder of his place in the natural world. How Cheetah Got His Tears, an original story with the feel of African folklore, warns of the perils of boasting, yet shows that the capacity to accept defeat with grace and humility can lead to reconciliation and acceptance.

How the Cheetah Lost His Spots

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781523829330
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (293 download)

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Book Synopsis How the Cheetah Lost His Spots by : Jasmine F. Sims

Download or read book How the Cheetah Lost His Spots written by Jasmine F. Sims and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-14 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Cheetah on his story as he learns about humility. This story is a legend in the savannah.

The World Book Encyclopedia

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The World Book Encyclopedia written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.

Going, Going, Gone

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1408186322
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Going, Going, Gone written by Bloomsbury Publishing and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We asked 100 conservation groups around the world: 'if you could pick one species that epitomises your work, which would it be?' From the RSPB to WWF to the Cheetah Conservation Fund, and many, many more, the answers came rolling in. Each provided a synopsis of the threats faced by their selected species, a summary of their degree of threat, an outline of the work being done to save them, and a number of ways in which the reader could help to conserve that species. With beautiful full-page photographs of each of the 100 species, this is a book that will both fascinate and educate and, hopefully, help to secure the future of the threatened animals and plants that it showcases.

Tears of the Cheetah

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Publisher : Wilde Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book Tears of the Cheetah written by T M Clark and published by Wilde Press. This book was released on 2024-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fight to save the cheetahs is a race against time. Mackenzie came to South Africa to escape the trauma of her past and build herself a bright new future: love is the last thing on her mind. But she's finding it increasingly hard to ignore her feelings for the strong-minded Cole, who runs the game reserve for cheetahs just outside her town. Cole has made no secret of his feelings for her, but he realises that Mackenzie cannot be rushed, so he is prepared to wait. Neither could have predicted the terrifying events that are about to overtake them. When Cole saves Mackenzie from a vicious attack, it is only the beginning of an ever-spiralling maelstrom of violence. Africa's population is being decimated, and when the poaching threat comes to their door, Mackenzie and Cole have only one option: they must fight to save the animals and life they love.

Critical Animal and Media Studies

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317552695
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Book Synopsis Critical Animal and Media Studies by : Núria Almiron

Download or read book Critical Animal and Media Studies written by Núria Almiron and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to put the speciesism debate and the treatment of non-human animals on the agenda of critical media studies and to put media studies on the agenda of animal ethics researchers. Contributors examine the convergence of media and animal ethics from theoretical, philosophical, discursive, social constructionist, and political economic perspectives. The book is divided into three sections: foundations, representation, and responsibility, outlining the different disciplinary approaches’ application to media studies and covering how non-human animals, and the relationship between humans and non-humans, are represented by the mass media, concluding with suggestions for how the media, as a major producer of cultural norms and values related to non-human animals and how we treat them, might improve such representations.

A Cheetah's Tale

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Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1784770698
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)

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Book Synopsis A Cheetah's Tale by : Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent

Download or read book A Cheetah's Tale written by Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This charming autobiographical tale from Princess Michael of Kent tells of a girl growing up and the incredible bond that can exist between people and animals. Beautifully written by a natural storyteller and packed with fabulous photographs, it is also a wonderful portrait of Africa - the cheetah version of Born Free - and will delight readers worldwide. In the early 1960s, Marie Christine von Reibnitz (who would later become HRH Princess Michael of Kent) lived with her father on his farm in Mozambique. Then just a teenager, Princess Michael was entranced by the African landscape, by the wildlife and by the people she met. It was one of the happiest times of her life and she recounts that it was an orphaned cheetah cub (called Tess) who played a huge part in making it so. The relationship between the young Princess Michael and Tess, whom she hand-reared and later successfully released into the wild having trained her to hunt and survive on her own, will touch every reader's heart. The events of that period have remained with Princess Michael for the rest of her life and in A Cheetah's Tale she recalls not just the tale of Tess, but also the realities of life in Africa: from waking up in the middle of the night to find her father had just shot a lioness that was about to eat her to discovering a deadly Black Mamba curled up inside the loo! Tess was the inspiration for Princess Michael's lifelong interest in cheetah conservation and the epilogue covers some of her work as Patron of the Endangered Species Centre in South Africa and of the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia.

My Big Animal Book

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Publisher : Priddy
ISBN 13 : 9781849154628
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (546 download)

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Download or read book My Big Animal Book written by Roger Priddy and published by Priddy. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -Special casebound editions of a classic Priddy title-Revised and reissued to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Priddy Books in 2011-Over 1 million copies sold of each title since their original publication-Large format, durable board books for kids who love trucks or animals-Packed with bold, full-colour photographs, each simply labelled with their name-Help to build vocabulary and develop word/picture association

Exotic Aliens

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Publisher : Rupa Publications
ISBN 13 : 9789382277552
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (775 download)

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Download or read book Exotic Aliens written by Valmik Thapar and published by Rupa Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ruuxa and Raina

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Publisher : San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press
ISBN 13 : 9781943198061
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Ruuxa and Raina written by Georgeanne Irvine and published by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This true story of Ruuxa the cheetah and his best friend, Raina the Rhodesian Ridgeback, will leave readers moved and forever changed. Ruuxa, born with front legs that grew crooked, and Raina, diagnosed with terminal cancer, have a friendship like no other. They prove that miracles can and do happen when you have a best buddy by your side. This book from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press is one of the award-winning Hope & Inspiration Series and received an Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Young Reader Nonfiction.

Eye of the Wolf

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ISBN 13 : 9781406352573
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (525 download)

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Book Synopsis Eye of the Wolf by : Daniel Pennac

Download or read book Eye of the Wolf written by Daniel Pennac and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic, essential read by master storyteller Daniel Pennac, with a new foreword written by Michael Morpurgo. The wolf has lost nearly everything on his journey to the zoo, including an eye and his beloved pack. The boy too has lost much and seen many terrible things. They stand eye to eye on either side of the wolf's enclosure and, slowly, each makes his own extraordinary story known to the other...

I Don't Want to Be a Hyena

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ISBN 13 : 9781485900504
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book I Don't Want to Be a Hyena written by AVRIL. VAN DER MERWE and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story acknowledges the negative perceptions about hyenas but employs action and humour to present hyena's exceptional characteristics