Project Hippopotamus
Title | Project Hippopotamus PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Ring |
Publisher | Av2 by Weigl |
Pages | 26 |
Release | 2003-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781590360576 |
The Zoo Life series offers a fascinating look at the captivating world of animals and zoos. With content supplied and verified by experienced zoo staff, each book explores the life of an animal born in an American zoo and compares it to life in the wild. Brain boosters, folktales, and links to conservation organizations provide additional insights into each species.
Project Hippopotamus
Title | Project Hippopotamus PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Ring |
Publisher | Turtleback |
Pages | |
Release | 2003-03 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780613798112 |
The Zoo Life series offers a fascinating look at the captivating world of animals and zoos. With content supplied and verified by experienced zoo staff, each book explores the life of an animal born in an American zoo and compares it to life in the wild. Brain boosters, folktales, and links to conservation organizations provide additional insights into each species.
The Pygmy Hippo Story
Title | The Pygmy Hippo Story PDF eBook |
Author | Phillip T. Robinson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 441 |
Release | 2017-03-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0190627875 |
Though the pygmy hippopotamus has been designated as a flagship species of West African forests (meaning that by raising conservation efforts for a single species, an entire ecological region could benefit), very little research has been published on the animal. They are solitary, nocturnal, and highly evasive, and until recent developments in "camera trap" technology, they were considered the least-photographed large mammal species in the world. The information currently available on this endangered species is scattered, limited, redundant, and often inaccurate, and no major volume exists as a resource for those interested in the conservation effort for the species, until now. Phillip Robinson and his coauthors provide a treatment of the natural history, biology, and ecology of the pygmy hippo, along with a discussion of the rare animal's taxonomic niche and a summary of the research initiatives involving it up to this point. The authors show the ways in which the pygmy hippo has come into contact with people in West African countries, both in terms of ecological and cultural impact. This creature has been the subject of local folktales, and is treated as almost mythic in some regions. Information on issues related to captivity, breeding, and zoos is provided. The book is heavily illustrated with original photographs and anatomic drawings. The project should be of use to conservation biologists, zoologists and natural history readers, and will be the definitive single-volume account of an animal that the scientific community has designated to be ecologically significant to West Africa.
Ripples from the Zambezi
Title | Ripples from the Zambezi PDF eBook |
Author | Ernesto Sirolli |
Publisher | New Society Publishers |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1999-04-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780865713970 |
After six years of economic development work in Africa, Ernesto Sirolli witnessed how little most foreign aid programs were actually doing for the people they hoped to help-from creating a communal tomato field on the banks of the Zambezi river (only to be demolished by the river's hippos at harvest time) to donating snow-plows to African nations! However well intentioned, Sirolli points out, inappropriate development often creates more problems than it solves. Thus was the genesis of this exciting and unique alternative to traditional economic development termed "Enterprise Facilitation"- where depressed communities can build hope and prosperity by first helping individuals to recognize their talents and business passion, and then providing the skills to transform their dreams into meaningful and rewarding work.
The Hippos
Title | The Hippos PDF eBook |
Author | S.K. Eltringham |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 2010-01-31 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1408128683 |
Hippos are unusual in being genuinely amphibious. This has a fundamental effect on their physiology and way of life. Following a general introduction, there is a detailed description of hippo anatomy and physiology, including facts about their skin structure and physiology. Subsequent chapters are devoted to their social biology and ecology, including descriptions of their breeding and feeding ecology. Several extraordinary instances of carnivory, including an instance of cannibalism, are described. This book closes with three chapters devoted to the results of the author's survey on the distribution and abundance of the common hippo throughout Africa.
That's Not a Hippopotamus!
Title | That's Not a Hippopotamus! PDF eBook |
Author | Juliette MacIver |
Publisher | |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1927271967 |
A class trip to the zoo descends into a chaotic hunt for the missing hippopotamus. Teacher, zookeeper and all the children join the search. The noise and drama reaches a pitch, and no one thinks to listen to quiet Liam, who really might know where the hippo is hiding. That's Not a Hippopotamus is a deft and delightful tale, packed with word play and madcap energy--and with a whole different story to enjoy in the illustrations.
Worldwide Volunteering
Title | Worldwide Volunteering PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | How To Books Ltd |
Pages | 644 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 9781857039108 |
This book demonstrates the enormous range of opportunites that exist around the world. There is something for everyone. - from the Foreword by Richard Branson