Golden Shadows, Flying Hooves |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 85
Page xvii
attacked by lions; by 300 B.C. Aristotle thought them rare, and by 100 a.d. they
were gone from that country. Today only about 150 Asiatic lions survive in the
wild, all in the Gir Sanctuary of Gujarat State in India. The lions of North Africa
fared ...
attacked by lions; by 300 B.C. Aristotle thought them rare, and by 100 a.d. they
were gone from that country. Today only about 150 Asiatic lions survive in the
wild, all in the Gir Sanctuary of Gujarat State in India. The lions of North Africa
fared ...
Page 112
After that I returned to the car and watched the lion carefully, ready to give it
artificial respiration should its breathing falter. The tagging disturbed most lions
very little. With the impact of the syringe, a lion occasionally swatted its neighbor,
...
After that I returned to the car and watched the lion carefully, ready to give it
artificial respiration should its breathing falter. The tagging disturbed most lions
very little. With the impact of the syringe, a lion occasionally swatted its neighbor,
...
Page 144
Often other "predators" scavenge on hyaena-kills; I have good evidence that the
lion- population in the Ngorongoro Crater obtains its food largely in this way. The
Serengeti hyenas kill some two thirds of the food for themselves, according to ...
Often other "predators" scavenge on hyaena-kills; I have good evidence that the
lion- population in the Ngorongoro Crater obtains its food largely in this way. The
Serengeti hyenas kill some two thirds of the food for themselves, according to ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
The Seasons | 3 |
Life in the Pride | 44 |
Neighborly Disputes | 92 |
Copyright | |
8 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adult Africa animals attack Australopithecus banded mongoose behavior bite Black Mane Brown Mane buffalo bull calves camp capture carcass cats chase cheetah chimpanzees cubs dark dry season eggs eyes face female finally Flop-ear gazelle fawn giraffe Giri Grant's gazelle grass growl head herd hominids hundred feet hunters hunting dogs hyenas impala kill kopjes land Land Rover later leopard lioness lions litter look marabou storks Masai pride meal meat minutes months mother moved Myles Turner night nomadic Notch occasional once pack paws percent perhaps plains poachers population pounds predators prey pride members pups rains rangers reclined remained rest retreat roar Scab-ear scavenged Serengeti Seronera pride small cubs social sometimes soon species square miles stalk suddenly territory thicket Thomson's gazelle trees usually vultures waited walked warthog watched wildebeest wildlife woodlands young youngsters zebra
Bibliographic information
| Title | Golden Shadows, Flying Hooves |
| Author | George B. Schaller |
| Publisher | Knopf, 1973 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0394472438, 9780394472430 |
| Length | 287 pages |
| Subjects | › › Nature / Animals / Big Cats Nature / Animals / Mammals |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |