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The hippos : natural history and conservation /

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Hippopotamus.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eltringham, S. K. (Stewart Keith)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, [1999]
Series:T. & A.D. Poyser natural history.
Subjects:
Artiodactyla.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • The origins of hippos
  • The social life of hippos
  • Reproduction in hippos
  • Diet and feeding habits of hippos
  • The ecology of hippos
  • Diseases, parasites and commensals of hippos
  • Hippos and man
  • The distribution and numbers of hippo
  • The distribution and numbers of hippopotamus amphibius in East Africa
  • The distribution and numbers of Hippopotamus amphibius in Southern Africa.