| Description |
240 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm |
| Note |
"A Weldon Owen Production"--T.p. verso. |
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Reprint. Originally published c1993. |
| Summary |
Presents the first international survey of bears divided into 3 sections. The first, Evolution and biology, provides an overview of the origins, development, biology, and behavior of bears. The second section, Bears up close, examines each species in detail and reviews the most recent research findings. The final section, Bears and humans, surveys the history of interaction between bears and people and provides advice on how people should behave in bear territory. Considers human attitudes toward bears from the viewpoint of anthropology, art, and literature and evaluates the role of bears in zoos and circuses and their use as sources of food and medicine. |
| Contents |
Evolution and biology: How the bears came to be / W. Chris Wozencraft and Robert S. Hoffmann -- The molecular evolution of the bears / Stephen J. O'Brien -- The living bears / Ian Stirling -- The biology of bears / Blaire Van Valkenburgh -- Cycles of feasting and fasting / Malcolm A. Ramsay -- The behavior of bears / Ian Stirling and Andrew E. Derocher -- Bears up close: The brown or grizzly bear / Fred L. Bunnell and Robert K. McCann -- The polar bear / Ian Stirling -- The American black bear / Michael R. Pelton -- The Asiatic black bear / Donald G. Reid. |
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The sun bear / Christopher Servheen -- The sloth bear / John Seidensticker -- The spectacled bear / Diana Weinhardt -- The giant panda / Wenshi Pan and Zhi Lu -- Bears and humans: Anthropology, history, and culture / Barry Sanders -- The bear in literature and art / Barry Sanders -- Bears as pets, food, and medicine / Judy A. Mills -- Bears and people in North America / Stephen Herrero -- Bears in zoos / John Seidensticker -- Studying bears / Andrew E. Derocher and Ian Stirling -- The future of bears in the wild / Christopher Servheen. |
| Subject |
Bears.
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Bears in art.
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Bears in literature.
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Bear attacks -- Prevention.
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| Added Author |
Stirling, Ian.
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Ames, Alison.
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Kirshner, David.
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Knight, Frank, 1941-
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| ISBN |
1875137882 hardcover |
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9781875137886 hardcover |
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