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Princeton Field Guides
Bovids of the World: Antelopes, Gazelles, Cattle, Goats, Sheep, and Relatives
The most comprehensive guide to the bovids of the world
Bovids are a diverse group of ruminant mammals that have hooves and unbranched hollow horns. Bovids of the World is the first comprehensive field guide to cover all 279 bovid species, including antelopes, gazelles, cattle, buffaloes, sheep, and goats. From the hartebeest of Africa and the takin of Asia to the muskox of North America, bovids are among the world's most spectacular animals and this stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide is an ideal way to learn more about them.
The guide covers all species and subspecies of bovids described to date. It features more than 300 superb full-color plates depicting every kind of bovid, as well as detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, horn morphology, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and conservation status in the wild. This book also shows where to observe each species and includes helpful distribution maps.
Suitable for anyone with an interest in natural history, Bovids of the World is a remarkable and attractive reference, showcasing the range and beauty of these important mammals.
Bovids are a diverse group of ruminant mammals that have hooves and unbranched hollow horns. Bovids of the World is the first comprehensive field guide to cover all 279 bovid species, including antelopes, gazelles, cattle, buffaloes, sheep, and goats. From the hartebeest of Africa and the takin of Asia to the muskox of North America, bovids are among the world's most spectacular animals and this stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide is an ideal way to learn more about them.
The guide covers all species and subspecies of bovids described to date. It features more than 300 superb full-color plates depicting every kind of bovid, as well as detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, horn morphology, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and conservation status in the wild. This book also shows where to observe each species and includes helpful distribution maps.
Suitable for anyone with an interest in natural history, Bovids of the World is a remarkable and attractive reference, showcasing the range and beauty of these important mammals.
664 pages, Paperback
Published April 12, 2016
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January 5, 2020
Good horn porn.
I wish the descriptions had been a little more detailed/thorough, but as a reference guide, it's quite good.
I wish the descriptions had been a little more detailed/thorough, but as a reference guide, it's quite good.
June 30, 2017
When one thinks of herbivores, the mind automatically conjures an image of a cow, goat or sheep, perhaps an antelope. They are all part of one of the most diverse group of land mammals, the bovids. From the smallest forest duiker to the massive gaur and buffalo, the range of size and form is dazzling and impressive. This guide appears to be the only of its kind to cover the entire family, with nearly 300 species all described individually in tremendous detail and well illustrated with color photographs of standardized side and frontal views.
For natural history buffs works like these are a worthwhile addition to the collection of wildlife reference books. The sheer density of data packed into it and the beautiful depictions make this book a work of both scientific value and at the same time a spectacular piece of art.
For natural history buffs works like these are a worthwhile addition to the collection of wildlife reference books. The sheer density of data packed into it and the beautiful depictions make this book a work of both scientific value and at the same time a spectacular piece of art.
December 23, 2016
That plus youtube beat any zoo both as cost and as animal suffering.
October 30, 2024
A thrill of a book, one of those books that swallows the reader. You start off wondering about Giant Eland perhaps (of you do if you're as caught up in animals as I am), and sidetrack into the subspecies of Sable Antelope, or the extensive variations of wild sheep
This is good stuff, could do with a little more general natural history on the animals. The author seems to accept all the proposed subspecies and individual species which can make for confusing reading - having to sift through a wider variety of entries for what you thought was a single type. But that's a quibble.
A good browsing book to ruminate over....(apologies for the pun)
This is good stuff, could do with a little more general natural history on the animals. The author seems to accept all the proposed subspecies and individual species which can make for confusing reading - having to sift through a wider variety of entries for what you thought was a single type. But that's a quibble.
A good browsing book to ruminate over....(apologies for the pun)
September 1, 2017
I was into this book because of the diverse (should I say mega-diverse?!) world of antelopes. From the clipspringers to blackbuck to sable antelope, an entire life will take to see them all. Time spent well.
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