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Seven years have elapsed since the publication of the original quarto edition of this work, which is how out of print. During that interval considerable progress has been made in the recognition of local races of many of the animals described therein; some of these races, such as the Shan brown bear and the Tibetan bruan, adding very largely to the geographical range of the species. Another important addition to our knowledge is the occurrence of a goral in ...
This delightful book has been authored by eminent naturalist and sportsman, R. Lydekker. A bible on the study of wild animals in India and the neighbouring countries, 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 information either from other popular texts of his ...