Among Animals of Africa

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The latest book by the ever-popular zoologist, Dr Grzimek. is doubtless his most engrossing since the world-famous Serengeti Shall Not Die. It also contains some of the most fascinating pictures ever taken by the author. This is first of all a book of adventure. But it is also an absorbing documentary on contemporary field research undertaken by a new generation of biologists and zoologists who, working under difficult and dangerous conditions, have dedicated many years to the study and preservation of wild animals. Dr Grzimek, one of the world's foremost conservationists, pioneered much of the scientific work undertaken today in this field.
He records the many ingenious and unorthodox methods he employs to obtain specific reactions from animals under observation. Countless old prejudices, patterns and traditions are swept aside and many new insights gained.
Against this background of scientific achievement, the exciting personal adventure comes vividly to life: the dangers of... Tovább

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The latest book by the ever-popular zoologist, Dr Grzimek. is doubtless his most engrossing since the world-famous Serengeti Shall Not Die. It also contains some of the most fascinating pictures ever taken by the author. This is first of all a book of adventure. But it is also an absorbing documentary on contemporary field research undertaken by a new generation of biologists and zoologists who, working under difficult and dangerous conditions, have dedicated many years to the study and preservation of wild animals. Dr Grzimek, one of the world's foremost conservationists, pioneered much of the scientific work undertaken today in this field.
He records the many ingenious and unorthodox methods he employs to obtain specific reactions from animals under observation. Countless old prejudices, patterns and traditions are swept aside and many new insights gained.
Against this background of scientific achievement, the exciting personal adventure comes vividly to life: the dangers of releasing zoo-reared chimpanzees in the open spaces of Africa; encounters with giant snakes and crocodiles; tracking down poachers from an amphibious vehicle; a lion dragging off a game warden and his incredible rescue; encounters with giraffes, gorillas, wild dogs, hyenas, enraged rhinos and elephants and many other creatures; and the author's arrest following a forced landing in the Sudan.
Experience and observation are interwoven to provide a continuous sense of adventure, wonder and suspense. But above all, this book is an affirmation of the duty the human race has towards animals. Vissza