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Excerpt from The Mammals of South Africa, Vol. 1: Primates, Carnivora and Ungulata; With a Map and Illustrations
IT seems a very remarkable fact, in these days of books and book-making, that except for one very creditable essay published in 1832, by Mr. J. F. Smuts, no one has hitherto attempted to''give a complete account of the Mammals of South Africa; and although large numbers of naturalists and sportsmen have visited the country, for the purpose of shooting and collecting, nearly all their energies have been devoted to obtaining so-called trophies of the larger animals; While the smaller sorts, among Which are many most interesting creatures, have been hitherto almost entirely neglected.
The result of this is that our knowledge of the larger animals such as the antelopes and the carnivores, is fairly complete, While among the rats, bats, and shrews, much still remains to be done.
In the present volumes I have endeavoured to collect together all the information at present available on the subject ''of South African Mammals. I fear there are -a_ good many omissions and that much revision will be necessary, but my hope is, that the publication of this book may stimulate the energy of many interested in Natural History to collect further material and to record more facts about the life-history of South African animals, for it is the want of specimens, and of information regarding them, that has so much hampered me in my present efforts.
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IT seems a very remarkable fact, in these days of books and book-making, that except for one very creditable essay published in 1832, by Mr. J. F. Smuts, no one has hitherto attempted to''give a complete account of the Mammals of South Africa; and although large numbers of naturalists and sportsmen have visited the country, for the purpose of shooting and collecting, nearly all their energies have been devoted to obtaining so-called trophies of the larger animals; While the smaller sorts, among Which are many most interesting creatures, have been hitherto almost entirely neglected.
The result of this is that our knowledge of the larger animals such as the antelopes and the carnivores, is fairly complete, While among the rats, bats, and shrews, much still remains to be done.
In the present volumes I have endeavoured to collect together all the information at present available on the subject ''of South African Mammals. I fear there are -a_ good many omissions and that much revision will be necessary, but my hope is, that the publication of this book may stimulate the energy of many interested in Natural History to collect further material and to record more facts about the life-history of South African animals, for it is the want of specimens, and of information regarding them, that has so much hampered me in my present efforts.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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William Lutley Sclater
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ISBN - 9780656093250
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 362
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William Lutley Sclater
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ISBN - 9781334731839
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 364
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