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001    ocn959872376 
003    OCoLC 
005    20170524101158.0 
008    161005s2017    nyuabf   b    001 0 eng d 
019    959808870 
020    9781681774145 
020    1681774143 
035    (OCoLC)959872376|z(OCoLC)959808870 
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049    CKEA 
050  4 QL336|b.G7313 2017 
050 14 QL336|b.G6713 2017 
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100 1  Grasset, Léo,|eauthor. 
240 10 Coup de la girafe.|lEnglish 
245 10 How the zebra got its stripes :|bDarwinian stories told 
       through evolutionary biology /|cLéo Grasset ; [translation
       by Barbara Mellor]. 
250    First Pegasus Books hardcover edition 
264  1 New York :|bPegasus Books,|c2017. 
264  4 |c©2017 
300    154 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :|billustrations 
       (some color), maps ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Translation of: Le coup de la girafe : des savants dans la
       savane. 2015. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-143) and 
       index. 
505 0  Part I. Evolution in its guises. 1. The female hyena's 
       penis ; 2. The giraffe's long neck ; 3. The random flight 
       of the gazelle ; 4. How the zebra got its stripes -- Part 
       II. The mysteries of animal behaviour. 5. The air-
       conditioning of the termite mound ; 6. The impala's 
       Mexican waves ; 7. Elephant dictatorship vs buffalo 
       democracy ; 8. The antelope art of sexual manipulation -- 
       Part III. Extraordinary creatures. 9. Dung beetle 
       navigation ; 10. Seismic signalling in the elephants' 
       sound-world ; 11. Honey badger : weapon of mass 
       destruction ; 12. The truth about the lion king -- Part 
       IV. The human factor. 13. How to turn a lion into a cub-
       killer ; 14. Catastrophic change ; 15. Human evolution and
       its impact -- Epilogue: The zebras and me. 
650  0 Savanna animals|zAfrica|vMiscellanea. 
650  0 Animals|zAfrica|vMiscellanea. 
650  0 Savanna animals|xEvolution. 
650  0 Evolution (Biology) 
650  0 Adaptation (Biology) 
650  0 Behavior evolution. 
650  0 Human evolution. 
650  0 Human-animal relationships. 
650  0 Nature|xEffect of human beings on. 
650  7 Savanna animals.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01105937 
650  7 SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.|2bisacsh 
650  7 SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.|2bisacsh 
650  7 SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology.|2bisacsh 
651  7 Africa.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01239509 
655  7 Trivia and miscellanea.|2lcgft 
655  7 Miscellanea.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423854 
655  7 Trivia and miscellanea.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01921748 
700 1  Mellor, Barbara,|etranslator. 
765 08 |iTranslation of (expression):|aGrasset, Léo.|tCoup de la 
       girafe.|dParis : Éditions du Seuil, 2015|z9782021219272
       |w(OCoLC)907574204 
994    C0|bCKE 
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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  570 GRASSET    Check Shelf
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