Mammals
114 books
Chapter 1: Introduction
Foreland Basin, Lower Tertiary successions, Siwalik Group
Chapter 2: Historical review of the vertebrate faunal discoveries
Chapter 3: Classification of the Siwalik Group
ļ§ Classification proposed By Pilgrim
ļ§ Classification for the Murree and Siwalik successions in Pakistan
ļ§ Biostratigraphic Interval-Zones based on Magnetostratigraphy
ļ§ Classification based on Energy Sequence
Chapter 4: Mammalian faunas of the Siwalik Group
Chapter 5: ...
Book entitled “Comparative Anatomy of Wild Mammals”, maximum effort has been taken to incorporate the available information on the anatomy of some common wild mammals such as deer and antelopes, elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, bison, big cats like tiger, lion and leopard, monkeys, pangolin and kangaroo. This book is rather a compilation of pieces of information gathered from different sources on the comparative anatomy of musculoskeletal, ...
Yet another amazing book by the Dynamic duo of homoeopathy. An inspiring work from their continuous uphill battle to find more remedies in the animal Kingdom. The deep connection that these four limbed animals have with the humans have been revealed in a picturesque mode.
We humans are primarily animals and it is only expected that we feel connection to them in many ways. These connection could be positive or negative. We may love them, fear them or dislike them. ...
India has more than 400 species of mammals. It is the only country in the world to have the Tiger and the Lion. The presence of such a diverse mammalian species in a relatively small area of the globe is significant (c. 8.6% of the total mammalian species in 2.4% of the world’s land area).
In this new book, which has been launched today entitled, "The Mammals of India: a systematic & cartographic review" by Dr Anwaruddin Choudhury is a major ...
The Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, one of India’s most exciting and best-protected wildernesses, is fast turning into the country’s finest, most secure tiger habitat. Located in the Chandrapur district, Tadoba is the oldest national park in Maharashtra and was brought under Project Tiger’s mantle in 1993. One of India’s most celebrated forests in the 1960s, mining, timber and bamboo extraction, plus agriculture combined to tatter the green ...
A complete guide to the mammals of South Asia, lavishly illustrated with colour plates and photos. The species accounts cover all aspects of field identification, including in-depth sections on distribution, behaviour, status and population. Anyone interested in the wildlife of the subcontinent will find this book an invaluable aid to identifying and understanding the region''s diverse mammalian fauna.
Volume 1 covers insectivores, bats, primates, canids and ...
Catalogues of mammalian specimens published by Anderson, 1881, Sclater, 1891 (Collection of Indian Museum), Agrawal and Chakraborty, 1979 (Order, Rodentia, Family, Sciuridae of ZSI, Kolkata collection) and Ghosh, 2005 and 2008 (Chiroptera: Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera of ZSI, Kolkata collection). Catalogue of the type specimens of mammals available in ZSI, Kolkata, has been compiled by Khajuria et al. (1977). The present study includes registered collection ...
With illustrations and concise information on behaviour, habitat and specific conservation issues, "A field guide to the mammals of Bhutan" is not only a rich repository of the kingdom's mammals in all its diversity but also reflects Bhutan's strong conservation priorities. The guide provides comprehensive information on the 200 or so mammals including several endangered species that find sanctuary in Bhutan's protected and pristine environment. Each ...
The book deals with 589 protected marine animals under phylum Porifera to Mammalia supplemented with excellent photographs and a comprehensive note on their distribution in Indian sub-continent. The authors have done a commendable job in bringing out a timely publication on marine protected animals of India which is need of the hour on conservation point of view. This pictorial guide envisages in providing knowledge to a wide group of community ranging from ...
Marine Mammals of Sri Lanka is the essential field guide to all of the marine mammals – whales, dolphins, porpoise and dugong - found in Sri Lankan and adjacent waters of the north Indian Ocean. The author's unique depth of experience and knowledge coupled with the artist's unrivaled paintings come together to produce a well laid out and practical field guide that will enable any observer to quickly identify any mammal they may encounter at sea.
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Out of the Blue is composed of four parts: an introductory first part gives a general overview of marine mammals, attempting to provide answers to questions people often ask about them and somewhat more. Next, a carefully worked-out catalogue gives individual profiles of species encountered in and around the island; this makes up the main body of the book and makes it a valuable reference work. The third section, growing from Howard’s experience with ...
An invaluable reference and exceptionally usable guide to the mammals of India. Covering the rich diversity of mammal species in India, from tigers, elephants, rhinos and whales to primates, rodents and bats, Indian Mammals is a comprehensive, field-ready and illustrated guide to the mammals of India. Accompanied by superb full-colour photographs and distribution maps, and based on impeccable scientific research reviewed by experts, it records details of ...
This book on Leopards in the changing landscapes is based on the field experiences of the author with an animal of supreme grace, agility and adaptive capability in the adverse environment in the jungles of India. The author has tried to draw a global and national scenario of the leopard, and its prospect of conservation in the new millennium. Today, about two third the Asian leopards survive in the Indian forests. This book covers scientific and biological ...
The Mammals of Sri Lanka is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject in eighty years. Although the book is intended for the wildlife enthusiast and observer, it will be of value to students and professional zoologists. The Mammals of Sri Lanka summarizes information currently available on both terrestrial and marine mammals that occur in and around Sri Lanka. Richly illustrated, it carries a coloured portrait of almost every species. For the first time, ...
Written with a personal touch, the book focuses on 35 years of Valmik Thapar's engagement with tigers in Ranthambhore National Park and across India. Thapar takes us on a journey of a lifetime from Ranthambhore's ancient and hallowed history and the story of the last three decades and more of tiger conservation in India to the questionable role of the government to more heartening stories of how local villagers took up conservation-related activities in the quest ...
From the introduction: Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Balasore district of the state of Orissa and is the largest block among all reserve forest occupies the crest and inner valley. Excepting this block which consists of hilly terrain in the Eastern South and South Eastern of the block, rest are situated on the more leveled ground. As per records available in the year 1914, the four tribal villages namely Phusurpara, Ampara, Kuldiha and Totadiha ...
Tiger, tiger, burning bright In the forests of the night Majestic and beautiful, ferocious and lethal, the tiger has captivated the imaginations of people the world over for centuries. Inspiring myth and folklore as a graceful creature and terrifying predator, this big cat has long paced the jungles of Asia in a history strewn with conflict between man and beast-man-eating tigers have terrorized people for centuries. But in the twenty-first century, this conflict ...
In the sixteenth century, Dutch traveller Jan Linschoten noted the absence of lions throughout the Indian subcontinent. Two hundred years later, echoing similar comments made by various hunters and observers of Indian wildlife, the British shikari and writer, Captain Thomas Williamson, emphatically declared: There are no lions in Hindustan. Much the same was said about the cheetah in the region. These observations piqued the interest of well-known naturalist ...
The tiger has captured the imagination of human beings from the beginning of recorded history. It has been feared, worshipped, admired, hunted, studied, photographed, written about, immortalized in art and poetry, and has enthralled king and commoner alike. Tiger Fire celebrates this magnificent predator by bringing together the very best non-fiction writing, photography and art on the Indian tiger from the first written description of a real-life encounter with ...