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Hyena nights & Kalahari days / Gus and Margie Mills.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Auckland Park, South Africa : Jacana Media, 2010.Description: xv, 221 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map, ports. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781770098114
  • 1770098119
Other title:
  • Hyena nights and Kalahari days
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 599.743096883 22
LOC classification:
  • QL737.C24 M535 2010
Contents:
Pt. 1. Hyena nights / Gus Mills. Getting to know the brown hyenas and the Kalahari -- A roller-coaster ride -- Some Spotted Snippets and brush with rabies -- Progress and setbacks -- Food, foraging and foes of the brown hyenas -- The social life of the brown hyenas: blatantly solitary, secretly social -- Getting to know the spotted hyenas of the Kousaunt Clan -- Hunting and foraging fables about spotted hyenas -- Spotted hyenas versus the cats -- The battle of the sexes -- Other clans and other lands -- Noises and smells -- Hyena conflict zones. Pt. 2. Kalahari days / Margie Mills. The early years -- No longer happy campers -- Running the camps -- Kids in the Kalahari -- Wild visitors to the camp -- Unusual and exciting animal sightings -- Nature, science and emotions -- The final years. Epilogue.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks QL737 .C24 M535 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001205987

Pt. 1. Hyena nights / Gus Mills. Getting to know the brown hyenas and the Kalahari -- A roller-coaster ride -- Some Spotted Snippets and brush with rabies -- Progress and setbacks -- Food, foraging and foes of the brown hyenas -- The social life of the brown hyenas: blatantly solitary, secretly social -- Getting to know the spotted hyenas of the Kousaunt Clan -- Hunting and foraging fables about spotted hyenas -- Spotted hyenas versus the cats -- The battle of the sexes -- Other clans and other lands -- Noises and smells -- Hyena conflict zones. Pt. 2. Kalahari days / Margie Mills. The early years -- No longer happy campers -- Running the camps -- Kids in the Kalahari -- Wild visitors to the camp -- Unusual and exciting animal sightings -- Nature, science and emotions -- The final years. Epilogue.

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