Description |
214 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (27 unnumbered pages). |
Contents |
Yuka (39,000 BP) -- The wolf of Gubbio (1207) -- Ganda (1515) -- Sackerson (1601) -- Joeffry (1760) -- Vogel Staar (1784) -- Harriet (1835) -- War pigs (1870-2012) -- Jumbo II (1901) -- Four horsemen (1904-2012) -- Mike (1945) -- Arabella (1973) -- Lancelot (1985) -- Koko (1988) -- Osama (1998) -- Celia (2003) -- Cecil (2015). |
Summary |
Sixteen essays about individual animals, including wild (woolly mammoth, rhinoceros, starling, crocodile, gorilla, lion) and domesticated (housecat, racing pigeons, elephant, horses, goats), named and made famous by humans. |
Subject |
Famous animals.
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Famous animals -- Miscellanea.
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Genre/Form |
Essays.
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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Added Title |
Essays. Selections
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ISBN |
9781941411391 (hardcover) |
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1941411398 (hardcover) |
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