Hyena Nights & Kalahari Days - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hyena Nights & Kalahari Days write by M. G. L. Mills. This book was released on 2010. Hyena Nights & Kalahari Days available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this fascinating account of scientific study among forbidding wilderness, a husband-and-wife team describe their trek to the Kalahari to study the little-known brown hyena. The details of the scientific inquiry are provided while the daily challenges of living with children 420 kilometers from the nearest town are described. Despite the hardships, the couple becomes so enchanted by these intelligent animals that they stay for 12 years, documenting many hyena clans and observing behavior only a handful of people have ever seen.
Inventors, Bright Minds and Other Science Heroes of South Africa
Inventors, Bright Minds and Other Science Heroes of South Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Inventors, Bright Minds and Other Science Heroes of South Africa write by Engela Duvenage. This book was released on 2021-07-01. Inventors, Bright Minds and Other Science Heroes of South Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this book you will read all about inventors, bright minds and other brilliant science heroes of South Africa. You’ll read the stories of people who made medical breakthroughs. Stories about people who love animals and plants. Stories about people who try to understand the secrets of the sky. Stories about people who made interesting discoveries about fossils, the earth, water and the climate. This is a truly South African book that will inspire all readers to question, to explore and discover, and to create.
Battle for the President's Elephants
Battle for the President's Elephants - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Battle for the President's Elephants write by Sharon Pincott. This book was released on 2012. Battle for the President's Elephants available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Searching for something more than her high-flying life as an information technology executive, Sharon Pincott traded her privileged first world existence to start a new life with the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe: the country's flagship clan of over 450 wild elephants. This biography follows the passionate wildlife conservationist from her home in Australia to the new one she discovers in Africa and chronicles her daily life, from cherishing incredibly intimate encounters with these gentle giants to coping with accusations of being a spy. Written with engaging humor, warmth, and a deep, tangible love of Africa's wildlife, this captivating collection of bush tales offers a further glimpse into the wonders, and grim realities, of choosing a life less ordinary.
The Frontiers of Ancient Science
The Frontiers of Ancient Science - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Frontiers of Ancient Science write by Brooke Holmes. This book was released on 2015-03-30. The Frontiers of Ancient Science available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Our understanding of science, mathematics, and medicine today can be deeply enriched by studying the historical roots of these areas of inquiry in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. The fields of ancient science and mathematics have in recent years witnessed remarkable growth. The present volume brings together contributions from more than thirty of the most important scholars working in these fields in the United States and Europe in honor of the eminent historian of ancient science and medicine Heinrich von Staden, Professor Emeritus of Classics and History of Science at the Institute of Advanced Study and William Lampson Professor Emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at Yale University. The papers range widely from Mesopotamia to Ancient Greece and Rome, from the first millennium B.C. to the early medieval period, and from mathematics to philosophy, mechanics to medicine, representing both a wide diversity of national traditions and the cutting edge of the international scholarly community.
Wild Ways
Wild Ways - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wild Ways write by Peter Apps. This book was released on 2014-05-01. Wild Ways available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Wild Ways brings together all the latest studies of the behaviour of southern Africa’s rich and accessible mammal fauna, describing not only what mammals do, but also the often surprising reasons why they do it, and covers species as diverse as fruit bats, pangolins, lions, rats and whales. Well-established as an invaluable resource for visitors to parks and reserves, hikers, hunters, farmers and outdoor enthusiasts, this classic guide has now been thoroughly updated and revised, has a fresh, lively design, and is packed with new and engrossing detail.
