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The Social Badger by Hans Kruuk
| Review |
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Factual Book |
| Description | |
The badger is a social animal, but only
up to a point. Whilst groups live together and collectively defend a territory,
they do not go round in packs. They do not help each other very much when it
comes to the job of rearing cubs. Whilst they do rely on a very good sense of
smell, they have very little in the way of visual displays or of vocalizations.
So long as badgers have setts in which to live, most of their territories and
lives are governed by the need for food, which is strongly influenced by man's
use of the landscape. As well as explaining much about the badger, Hans Kruuk
also suggests intelligent management practices to promote the co-existence of
landowners, agriculture and badgers. Importantly, this book also publishes some
information which was previously available only in scientific papers. |
| Summary |
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As Hans Kruuk worked for the Institute of
Terrestrial Ecology in Banchory in Kincardineshire, this book has the look and
feel of an academic work. However, despite the author's academic credentials,
the book is actually a very accessible and informative work which explains the
detail of the ecology and behaviour of Meles meles (the Latin name for the
badger). A very good book for badger groups and badger enthusiasts. |
| Written by |
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Hans Kruuk |
| Illustrated by |
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Hans Kruuk |
| Photographs by |
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Hans Kruuk, Geoffrey Kinns and Biofotos |
| Written in |
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1989 |
| Last Revised in |
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1989 |
| Size |
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240mm by 160mm (height by width) |
| Pages |
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156 |
| ISBN |
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0 19 858703 1 |
| Publisher |
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Oxford University Press |
| Copyright Owner |
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Hans Kruuk |
| In Print? |
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Out of Print |
| Review Date |
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30 October 2005 |
Front and Cover
| Copyright |
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Copyright in these images is retained
by their owners. Images are shown so you can see what the item looks like
or if you need inspiration to create your own original badger artwork. |
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