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The horse : a natural history / Debbie Busby and Catrin Rutland

データ種別 図書
出版者 Princeton : Princeton University Press
出版年 2019
大きさ 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm

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東京西 2F一般
645.2/B95 2321110906
9780691178776

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内容注記 Evolution & development
Anatomy & biology
Society & behavior
Horses & people
A directory of horse breeds
一般注記 Simultaneously published in the United Kingdom: London : Ivy Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group
"This book was conceived, designed, and produced by Ivy Press"--Title page verso
Summary: A comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction to the fascinating natural history of the horse, from prehistory to the present. There are countless books about keeping and riding horses. The Horse is different: it looks not only at the natural history of the horse in the context of its use by humans, but also at its own, independent story, describing the way horses live, think, and behave both alongside people and on their own. Beautifully designed and illustrated, The Horse provides an engaging and accessible introduction to these beloved animals. Beginning with evolution and development, The Horse tells how horses came into being more than fifty million years ago and were first domesticated more than five thousand years ago, eventually spreading across the globe. Chapters on Anatomy & Biology and Society & Behavior explain equine anatomy and how it has affected the lives and social structure of horses, and outline current scientific thinking on their behavior as individual and herd animals, inclu
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index
著者標目 *Busby, Debbie, 1960- author
Rutland, Catrin author
件 名 LCSH:Horses
LCSH:Horses -- History  全ての件名で検索
FREE:Horses. fast (OCoLC)fst00960603
FREE:History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628
FREE:Illustrated works. lcgft
分 類 LCC:SF285
DC23:636.1
書誌ID 4000117129
ISBN 9780691178776
NCID GF05329864

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