Wild Animals of North America
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Wild Animals of North America by Edward William Nelson is presented as intimate studies of big and little creatures of the mammal kingdom. The introduction says the editor combines the text and illustrations of two entire numbers, one dated November, 1916 and devoted to the Larger Mammals of North America, the other dated May, 1918 and describing the Smaller Mammals of the continent. The text says kangaroo rats are neither kangaroos nor rats, but are near relatives of the pocket mice, which share their desert haunts.
The text says that at the time of its discovery by Columbus the continent had only one domesticated mammal. The text adds that in most instances the ancestors of the Indian dogs appear to have been the native coyotes or gray wolves. The text notes it is popularly believed that the tropics possess an exuberance of life beyond that of other climes.
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- Author
- Edward William Nelson
- Pages
- 373
- Language
- English
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