hippos
Subtitle: natural history and conservation
By: S.K. Eltringham ; illustrated by Priscilla Barrett.
Series: T & A D Poyser natural history
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London; San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Hippopotamus.; Hippopotamidae.; Wildlife conservation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-178) and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction; value: Anatomy and physiology; value: The origins of hippos; value: The social life of hippos; value: Reproduction in hippos; value: Diet and feeding habits of hippos; value: The ecology of hippos; value: Diseases, parasites and commensals of hippos; value: Hippos and man; value: The distribution and numbers of hippos; value: The distribution and numbers of Hippopotamus amphibius in East Africa; value: The distribution and numbers of Hippopotamus amphibius in Southern Africa.