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Raccoons - A Natural History (Hardcover, illustrated edition) Loot Price: R584
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Raccoons - A Natural History (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Samuel I. Zeveloff

Raccoons - A Natural History (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

Samuel I. Zeveloff

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The word raccoon is drawn from the Native American Algonquian language. Their term arakun roughly translates to "he who scratches with his hands." Anyone who has found a raccoon rummaging around in a once securely closed trash container can attest to how skillful raccoons are with their front paws. In fact, they have four times as many sensory receptors in their forepaw skin as they do in their hind-paws -- a ratio similar to that of human hands and feet. Samuel Zeveloff explores this trait and much more in his accessible natural history of raccoons.

Written with the general reader in mind, Raccoons presents detailed information on raccoon evolution, physical characteristics, social behavior, habitats, food habits, reproduction, and conservation, as well as their relationship with humans and many other topics. The section on distribution and subspecies focuses on the raccoon's current range expansion and the material on their cultural significance demonstrates this mammal's unique status in different North American cultures.

Raccoons includes 28 illustrations and is sure to become the standard work on this wide-ranging species.

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Imprint: Smithsonian Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2002
Authors: Samuel I. Zeveloff
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Edition: illustrated edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-58834-008-5
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Mammals > General
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LSN: 1-58834-008-2
Barcode: 9781588340085

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