Title: The camel, the hare & the hyrax : a study of the laws of animals with one kosher sign in light of modern zoology /
Authors: Slifkin, Nosson.
Publisher: Zoo Torah in association with Targum/Feldheim,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Judaism and science.; Animals Religious aspects Judaism.; Zoology Religious aspects Judaism.; Animals in the Bible; Zoology; Animals in rabbinical literature.; Rabbinical literature History and criticism.; Jews Dietary laws.
Contents: Hooves and cud -- Is the list claimed to be exhaustive? -- Systems of classification -- Camels, llamas, and camas -- Shafan and Arneves -- unknown or extinct? -- Shafan -- the hyrax -- Arneves -- the hare -- Cecotrophy in other animals -- The controversial Capybara -- Marsupials and merycism -- Pigs, hippos and peccaries -- Kosher pigs? -- Rules of teeth and fish -- Solutions and conclusions.