Raccoons: A Natural HistoryRaccoons 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. |
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Raccoons like shiny things.Like metal,silver,aluminum,foil. Raccoons are cute like baby bears.
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I adore raccoons, and although I guess this book is dry and simply full of facts, that's how I believe books on the subject really should be. This book is not for the casual reader, but for the researcher who actually wants to know more about the animal and less about the fantasy story behind them.
I wanted a book to tell me facts and information about the raccoon and list many scientific studies and observations on this animal and that's exactly what I paid for.
Contents
Introducing the Masked Bandit | 3 |
Raccoon Origins | 9 |
Todays Raccoon Family | 27 |
Form and Function | 57 |
Distribution and Subspecies | 75 |
Living Arrangements | 91 |
Mortality and Disease | 111 |
Reproduction and Development | 121 |
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Page 191 - On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties,- and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection.
Page 195 - Pecon-Slattery, and SJ O'Brien 2001. Genetic evidence for two species of elephant in Africa. Science 293: 1473-7.
Page 191 - Fritzell, EK 1978. Aspects of raccoon (Procyon lotor) social organization. Canadian Journal of Zoology 56:260- 271 . Gehrt, SD, and EK.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Raccoons: A Natural History |
| Author | Samuel I. Zeveloff |
| Illustrated by | Elizabeth Dewitte |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | UBC Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0774809647, 9780774809641 |
| Length | 200 pages |
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