Hippopotamus Edgar Williams Reaktion Books Αγγλικά Βιβλία Science Natural History

Hippos Are Well-Loved Cumbersome Rotund Mammals Famous For Lounging Around Semi-Submerged In Muddy Pools Gregarious Herbivores They Emerge After Dusk From The Water Into Cool Night Air To Graze On Grass And Plants Before Returning At Sunrise Have Huge Mouths Adapted Grazing As Well Large Sharp Tusks Jaws Powerful Enough Bite Through Crocodiles Small Boats Even Humans Common Hippo Once Found All Over Africa Is Now Largely Confined South East While Its Close Relative Mysterious Pygmy Only Forests Of Sierra Leone West Originated Asia Share A Ancestry With Whales Until Last Ice Age Were Across Europe Including Britain Ancient Civilizations North Middle Familiar It Was Still Plentiful Along Nile Egyptians Revered Deity Same Time Hunted Sport Romans Imported Them Their Circus Spectacles Rome Today Best Place See Natural African Environment Σελίδες: 224 Διαστάσεις: 13 5X13 5Cm