LEADER 04332oam 22005413 450 001 9910164930803321 005 20240505201447.0 010 $a0-19-062787-5 010 $a0-19-061186-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000001064424 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4806709 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001064424 100 $a20240207d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Pygmy Hippo Story $eWest Africa's Enigma of the Rainforest 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxford :$cOxford University Press, Incorporated,$d2017. 210 4$d©2017. 215 $a1 online resource (441 pages) 311 $a0-19-061185-5 327 $aCover -- The Pygmy Hippo Story -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Authors' Introduction -- PART I DISCOVERY, HISTORY, AND CAPTURE -- 1. What Is a Pygmy Hippopotamus? The Small Details That Define Them -- 2. Hippos in Popular Culture and Folklore -- 3. Looking for Enigmas in the Forest: A Chronicle of Travelers, Trappers, and Researchers -- 4. The Use and Abuse of Hippos in Nature: No Peace Treaty in Sight -- 5. Heslop's Pygmy Hippopotamus: The Nigerian Extinction -- 6. Hans Schomburgk: Hunter, Trapper, Bush Bicyclist -- 7. Frans Van den Brink: The Master Hippo Catcher -- PART II WORKING IN PYGMY HIPPO COUNTRY -- 8. Arriving in West Africa: The Parable of the Dog in Heat -- 9. Just Getting There Is Most of the Journey: The Education of Greenhorn Field Biologists -- 10. Wrestling the Town Chief in Pygmy Hippo Country -- 11. Journeys Without Destinations: Working in Forests of Eternal Twilight -- 12. Going Bush in Sierra Leone: Leaving Ranger Bayoh Behind -- 13. Traveling Hammocks and Piggyback Rides: Bush Travel and Roadside Views in Pygmy Hippo Country -- 14. A Six-?to-?Six Walk: In Elephant Country -- 15. Small Planes: Blessings and Curses -- 16. Navigating Pygmy Hippo Country: "Five Cold Fantas, Please" -- 17. Pygmy Hippo Research on Tiwai Island: Conflicts and Cooperation -- 18. Living the Dream: First Stop, Abidjan -- 19. Pygmy Hippo Research in the Ivory Coast: Difficult, Daunting, and Sometimes Dirty Work -- 20. The Hippo Hotel of Ivory Coast: Getting Ready for the Guests -- PART III BIOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY -- 21. The Flora and Fauna of Pygmy Hippo Country: Meet the Neighbors -- 22. Pygmy Hippo Feeding Behavior and Nutrition -- 23. The Pygmy Hippo Hunters: Our Guides in the Forest -- 24. Common Ground for Hippos in West Africa: Their Overlapping Occurrence in Nature. 327 $a25. Sly, Shy, or Focused? The Origins of Elusiveness -- 26. Husbandry, Health, and Pathology of Pygmy Hippos: Optimizing Well-?Being in Captivity -- PART IV CONSERVATION WORK DURING WARTIME -- 27. Staying Alive During the War: Escape from Liberia -- 28. The Disruptions and Setbacks of Civil War in Pygmy Hippo Country -- 29. The Shortcut from Master Sergeant to President: Executive Decisions and National Parks -- PART V CONSERVATION AND THE FUTURE -- 30. A Very Sad Story of Greed: The Timber and Wildlife Poachers -- 31. Conservation Genetics and Fragmented Populations: Managing the Pygmy Hippo Archipelago -- 32. Distribution and Population Estimates: Counting Pygmy Hippos -- 33. Conservation Planning and Priorities: What's Next? -- Afterword: The Shared Trajectories of Hippos and People -- Index. 330 $aA species account and a natural history of the pygmy hippopotamus, a flagship species of West Africa's Upper Guinea Forest Region. 606 $aPygmy hippopotamus 606 $aPygmy hippopotamus$xResearch 606 $aPygmy hippopotamus$xConservation 606 $aRare mammals$zAfrica, West 615 0$aPygmy hippopotamus. 615 0$aPygmy hippopotamus$xResearch. 615 0$aPygmy hippopotamus$xConservation. 615 0$aRare mammals 676 $a599.63/5 676 $a599.635 700 $aRobinson$b Phillip T$01083349 701 $aFlacke$b Gabriella L$01744327 701 $aHentschel$b Knut M$01744328 701 $aHentschel$b Knut M$01744328 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164930803321 996 $aThe Pygmy Hippo Story$94174264 997 $aUNINA