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Rhinoceros (Paperback, New)
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Discovery Miles 4 660
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Rhinoceros (Paperback, New)
Series: Animal Series
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Loot Price R466
Discovery Miles 4 660
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On Disneyland's 'Jungle Cruise', three men are forever chased up a
palm tree by a rhinoceros whose sharp horn moves endlessly just out
of reach of the lowest man's bottom. Having lived with the memory
of this ride since childhood, the author was struck when she came
across a reference to this 'natives up a tree' scene in an 1838
natural history description. Such images have demonized rhinos for
generations; this book examines how such a solitary animal came to
earn such a bad reputation. Rhinoceros' wildness has roots in the
ancient, prehistoric and mythic. Many sightings of the rhinoceros
were thought to prove the existence of the mythical unicorn, which
was said to be impossible to capture alive. Later the rhino was
captured, and a few were brought to Europe throughout the
Renaissance to the 18th century to be displayed as wonders of
nature. In America, the first rhinoceros arrived in 1830 and was
hailed as the most savage of animals, and thereafter it became the
most desired hunting trophy. No wonder that these animals are now
an endangered species when we also consider that rhino horn is much
sought after as an ingredient in Asian medicine. "Rhinoceros"
explores sources ranging from film and literature, to natural
history description and exhibition, and asks whether the savagery
of the rhino is a reality or a legacy of its mythic past. Well
illustrated and persuasively argued, "Rhinoceros" will appeal to
all enthusiasts eager to learn about the culture, history and
nature of this animal, as well as specialists, from art historians
to conservation biologists.
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