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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Field sports: fishing, hunting, shooting > Hunting or shooting animals & game
Three of the most imminent researchers in the keeping, rearing, and
nutritional studies of pheasant, quail, and partridge have combined
their sixty years of experience to produce this handbook of
aviculture. These men are the most published authors in their field
and have tailored their knowledge for the backyard breeder, the
serious aviculturist, and the commercial breeder -- an
indispensable tool.
Man-Eaters of Kumaon, The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, and
The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon, the three classic
collections of Corbett's hunting stories, which vividly bring to
life the drama and beauty of the jungle and its wildlife are here
brought together in a single volume for the first time.
In" A Certain Curve of Horn, veteran journalist John Frederick
Walker tells the story of one of the most revered and endangered of
the regal beasts of Africa: the giant sable antelope of Angola, a
majestic, coal-black quadruped with breathtaking curved horns more
than five feet long. It is an enthralling and tragic tale of
exploration and adventure, politics and war, the brutal realities
of life in Africa today, and the bitter choices of conflicting
conservation strategies. "A Certain Curve of Horn traces the
sable's emergence as a highly sought-after natural history prize
before the First World War, and follows its struggle to survive in
a war zone fought over by the troops of half a dozen nations and
its transformation into a political symbol and conservation icon.
As he follows the trail of this mysterious animal, Walker
interweaves the stories of the adventurers, scientists, and
warriors who have come under the thrall of the beast, and how their
actions would shape the fate of the giant able antelope and the
history of the war-torn nation that is its only home.
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