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Author : Gordon Stables
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Wild Life in the Land of the Giants. A Tale of Two Brothers written by Gordon Stables and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Gordon Stables
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (419 download)
Download or read book Wild Life in the Land of the Giants written by William Gordon Stables and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-20 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of the wild with William Gordon Stables in 'Wild Life in the Land of the Giants.' Written in the late 19th century, this captivating travel narrative invites readers to explore the untamed landscapes and fascinating creatures that inhabit the remote corners of the world. As Stables ventures into the domain of giants, he unfolds tales of encounters with majestic wildlife, from towering elephants to the mighty inhabitants of the animal kingdom. The narrative not only captures the excitement of wildlife observation but also serves as a testament to the wonders of the natural world. More than a travelogue, 'Wild Life in the Land of the Giants' is a celebration of nature's grandeur and the thrill of encountering wild creatures in their natural habitats. Join Stables on this literary expedition where each page unveils a new chapter of adventure, making it an essential read for those captivated by tales of wildlife exploration and the splendor of the animal kingdom."
Author : Gordon Stables
Publisher : Litres
ISBN 13 : 5040515405
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Wild Life in the Land of the Giants: A Tale of Two Brothers written by Gordon Stables and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sharon Levy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199831548
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Once and Future Giants written by Sharon Levy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and foraged on the marsh land now buried beneath Chicago's streets. Then, just as the first humans reached the Americas, these Ice Age giants vanished forever. In Once and Future Giants, science writer Sharon Levy digs through the evidence surrounding Pleistocene large animal ("megafauna") extinction events worldwide, showing that understanding this history--and our part in it--is crucial for protecting the elephants, polar bears, and other great creatures at risk today. These surviving relatives of the Ice Age beasts now face the threat of another great die-off, as our species usurps the planet's last wild places while driving a warming trend more extreme than any in mammalian history. Deftly navigating competing theories and emerging evidence, Once and Future Giants examines the extent of human influence on megafauna extinctions past and present, and explores innovative conservation efforts around the globe. The key to modern-day conservation, Levy suggests, may lie fossilized right under our feet.
Author : Stables Gordon
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781318020041
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Wild Life in the Land of the Giants a Tale of Two Brothers written by Stables Gordon and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Gordon Stables
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (614 download)
Download or read book Wild Life in the Land of the Giants written by Gordon Stables and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Lavender
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803279056
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Land of Giants written by David Lavender and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the explorers, traders, settlers, and industrialists who came to the Pacific Northwest during its 200-year development.
Author : Gordon Stables
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752427051
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Wild Life in the Land of the Giants written by Gordon Stables and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Wild Life in the Land of the Giants by Gordon Stables
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Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Elephants & Other Land Giants written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leareil Buys
Publisher : Nightingale Books
ISBN 13 : 9781838752491
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Land of the Giants written by Leareil Buys and published by Nightingale Books. This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anthony J. Stuart
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022643298X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)
Download or read book Vanished Giants written by Anthony J. Stuart and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring numerous illustrations, this book explores the many lessons to be learned from Pleistocene megafauna, including the role of humans in their extinction, their disappearance at the start of the Sixth Extinction, and what they might teach us about contemporary conservation crises. Long after the extinction of dinosaurs, when humans were still in the Stone Age, woolly rhinos, mammoths, mastodons, sabertooth cats, giant ground sloths, and many other spectacular large animals that are no longer with us roamed the Earth. These animals are regarded as “Pleistocene megafauna,” named for the geological era in which they lived—also known as the Ice Age. In Vanished Giants: The Lost World of the Ice Age, paleontologist Anthony J. Stuart explores the lives and environments of these animals, moving between six continents and several key islands. Stuart examines the animals themselves via what we’ve learned from fossil remains, and he describes the landscapes, climates, vegetation, ecological interactions, and other aspects of the animals’ existence. Illustrated throughout, Vanished Giants also offers a picture of the world as it was tens of thousands of years ago when these giants still existed. Unlike the case of the dinosaurs, there was no asteroid strike to blame for the end of their world. Instead, it appears that the giants of the Ice Age were driven to extinction by climate change, human activities—especially hunting—or both. Drawing on the latest evidence provided by radiocarbon dating, Stuart discusses these possibilities. The extinction of Ice Age megafauna can be seen as the beginning of the so-called Sixth Extinction, which is happening right now. This has important implications for understanding the likely fate of present-day animals in the face of contemporary climate change and vastly increasing human populations.
Author : Richard A. Fariña
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253007194
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Megafauna written by Richard A. Fariña and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An enjoyable read that provides a substantial amount of detail on the biology, ecology, and distribution of these fantastic animals . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Megafauna describes the history and way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell them at the beginning of the modern era and the arrival of humans. It places these giants within the context of the other mammals then alive, describing their paleobiology—how they walked; how much they weighed; their diets, behavior, biomechanics; and the interactions among them and with their environment. It also tells the stories of the scientists who contributed to our discovery and knowledge of these transcendent creatures and the environment they inhabited. The episode known as the Great American Biotic Interchange, perhaps the most important of all natural history “experiments,” is also an important theme of the book, tracing the biotic events of both North and South America that led to the fauna and the ecosystems discussed in this book. “Collectively, this book brings attention to the discovery and natural history of ancient beasts in South America while providing a broader temporal and geographic background that allows readers to understand their evolution and potential immigration to South America.” —Quarterly Review of Biology “An excellent volume . . . This book is likely to facilitate progress in the understanding of fossil mammals from the Americas.” —Priscum
Author : Donald R. Prothero
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253008190
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Rhinoceros Giants written by Donald R. Prothero and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, Rhinoceros Giants: The Paleobiology of the Indricotheres, introduces a prime candidate for the largest land mammal that ever lived - the giant hornless rhinoceros, Indricotherium. These massive animals lived in Asia and Eurasia for more than 14 million years, about 37 to 23 million years ago. They had skulls 2 metres long, stood over 7 meters at the shoulder, and were nearly twice as heavy as the largest elephant ever recorded, tipping the scales at 20,000 kg. Fortunately, the big brutes were vegetarians, although they must have made predators think twice before trying to bring them down. In this book for lovers of ancient creatures great and small, Donald R. Prothero tells their story, from their discovery by palaeontologists just a century ago to the latest research on how they lived and died, with some interesting side trips along the way.
Author : Alejandro Winograd
Publisher : Terra Australis
ISBN 13 : 987204421X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Patagonia written by Alejandro Winograd and published by Terra Australis. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patagonia: Land of Giants captures the wonders of the Patagonian landscape in hundreds of stunning color photographs by famed Argentine nature photographer Daniel Rivademar
Author : Gordon Stables
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781500852412
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Wild Life in the Land of the Giants written by Gordon Stables and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-18 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reginald Augustus John Fitzmaurice Jones!That is my name in full.There is not the slightest occasion to remember it.The name is far and away too long, and too tall for ordinary use. Twice only have I taken it to church with me, namely, on the day of my baptism, and on my wedding morn. On both these occasions it was written on a bit of paper, and folded up for future use.On the first occasion it was carefully carried in my father's waistcoat pocket, and I brought it home.On the second occasion it was carefully carried in my own waistcoat pocket, and brought home by one far dearer to me than even a father.But as regards a name or names rather, my brother did not fare a bit better than I did.Rupert Domville Ffoljambe-Foley Jillard Jones!
Author : Levison Wood
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 080215848X
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The Last Giants written by Levison Wood and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning explorer, “an entertaining summary of what we know about the elephant, and a call to change our behavior to ensure its survival” (Daily Mail). The Last Giants satisfies British explorer Levison Wood’s lifelong desire to learn more about the majestic African elephant. These giants trek through some of Africa’s most magnificent landscapes as they go in search of life-giving waters and pastures. El Nino’s droughts and an insatiable ivory trade have cut African elephant numbers by a third in the last decade alone, and if elephants disappear entirely, Africa’s entire ecosystem could collapse. But Botswana has become a safe haven, where one-sixth of the world’s elephants now reside. Each year their numbers grow and an incredible migration takes place, which Wood witnesses and records. He teams up with local trackers to gain insight into how this iconic species survives, camps out in the wild, meets the people and tribes living on the migration’s path, and joins the park rangers whose job it is to protect these land goliaths, equipped with his “good eye for detail and better ear for dialogue” (The Wall Street Journal). “Adventurer Wood followed elephants on a 650-mile migration across Botswana for a British television program. This fascinating companion volume to that series examines the past, present, and future of the African elephant.” —Library Journal (starred review) “A smart, inviting portrait of elephants from a keen-eyed observer.” —Kirkus Reviews “A rewarding look at the habits and habitats of the African elephant . . . Comprehensively yet accessibly conveying Wood’s lifelong fascination with African elephants, his discussion will appeal to anyone keen on learning more about them.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Barbara Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0753461579
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (534 download)
Download or read book Animal Giants written by Barbara Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2007-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on the largest animals of land, air, and sea.
