Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History

by R.E. Hawkins (Editor)

To mark their centenary, the Bombay Natural History Society has compiled a one-volume encyclopedia devoted to the teeming plant and animal life of the entire India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma, Bhutan and Nepal. Written in an easily accessible style, the encyclopedia
includes over 550 articles by 96 contributors in 22 subject categories, each edited by a well-known authority. There are richly illustrated entries on general topics such as altruistic behavior, mating systems, animal communication and parasites; on the more commonly known flora and fauna of India,
including tigers, pythons, rubber trees, bamboos and elephants; and on exotica such as Bandicoot rats, dugongs, skinks, mudskippers and flying snakes. Revealing the vast range and complexity of life forms and all their wonderful adaptations, the Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History provides
general readers, students and conservationists with a fascinating and informative survey of one of the most exotic natural habitats in the world.

644 pages, Hardcover

First published July 9, 1987

Reviews

[EstelleLiterature · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book on a trip to a forest reserve in northern India, after I saw its lush landscape and wild treasure. The bumpy jeep trip left me quite a few bumps on my head, but the three-and-a-half our ride showed me a few elephants, tiger cubs, crocodiles, cobras, and black panthers, all roaming freely in the nature, freer than they do in the French zoological parks. An orpahn elephant cub stuck with my memory for days, particularly the way the forest guards went out of their ways to care.