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The lions of Tsavo : exploring the legacy of Africa's notorious man-eaters / Bruce D. Patterson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2004.Description: xvii, 231 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0071363335
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 599.757/096762/3 22
LOC classification:
  • QL737.C23 P366 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: a confluence at Tsavo -- The reign of terror: the lions of Tsavo attack -- The terror continues: man-eating lions today -- Killing behavior and man-eating habits -- Why do lions kill people? -- Lion biology: evolution and geographic distribution -- Hunting and social behavior -- The lion's mane: geographic and individual variation -- Why the lions of Tsavo are maneless -- Conservation and Tsavo national parks.
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Books Books University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Campus Library Main Stack QL 747.C23 P366 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 94971

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-224) and index.

Introduction: a confluence at Tsavo -- The reign of terror: the lions of Tsavo attack -- The terror continues: man-eating lions today -- Killing behavior and man-eating habits -- Why do lions kill people? -- Lion biology: evolution and geographic distribution -- Hunting and social behavior -- The lion's mane: geographic and individual variation -- Why the lions of Tsavo are maneless -- Conservation and Tsavo national parks.

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