The wild hunters; the wolves, the bears, and the big cats.
Title:
The wild hunters; the wolves, the bears, and the big cats.
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Publication Information:
New York, Putnam [1957]
Physical Description:
252 pages illustrations 22 cm
Abstract:
The animals described in this book are carnivora or predators. Like men, they eat the flesh of other animals. Most of these creatures face extinction within the next fifty years. The generations to come will find them only in textbooks and museums. - Introduction.
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Contents:
Wolf's point of view -- Fight at Toklat River -- Law of the barrens -- Wild dog -- fables and facts -- War with the wolves -- Wolves that hunt men -- Trail to extinction -- Great white bear -- Lord of the mountains -- Number-one trophies -- Bears that hunt men -- Exterminators -- Big spotted cat -- Turning point -- To the death -- American lions and tigers -- Cats that hunt men -- Question of survival -- Conclusion : Laws of nature.