Morris admiration for them comes through with great emotion, as he details the long history of their exploitation. Morris likes leopards, obviously, but he also knows a lot about them and has some personal experiences with some of the animals. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Be aware this is as much about leopards and people as it is about leopards. A lot of interesting facts about leopards! There's a problem loading this menu right now. Third I’ve read in this series, after Hyena (recommended), and Snake (very disappointing). Many seasoned naturalists with years of experience with wildlife, from Jim Corbett to Jonathan Scott and David Attenborough have paid tribute to this most respected and awesome of beasts, one that epitomizes the Perfect Predator. This tiny book is more of a student's thesis. Choose from over 13,000 locations across the UK, Prime members get unlimited deliveries at no additional cost, Dispatch to this address when you check out. Leopards are known to attack humans, and the book contains some compelling images of this amazing animal in action.In Leopard, renowned zoologist Desmond Morris shows all sides of the animal’s character: its athletic elegance, its predatory skill, its wary shyness, its cunning intelligence, its parental devotion and its preference for solitary living, even its capacity to seek revenge. There is a good deal of natural history, but just as much culture. Leopards are known to attack humans, and the book contains some compelling images of this amazing animal in action. Try again. I wanted to learn about leopards not about a tacky actress wearing leopard print in coronation street. Morris traces the evolution of leopards, their role in circuses, and how we are now making strides in their conservation. Emanuel was born in 1842, in Kempen, Posen, Prussia, Germany. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Whereas lions hunt in the open and then share their kill, the leopard is solitary, stealthy and selfish. Please try your request again later. Ive always been attracted to the beauty and frightening power of the leopard. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Purchased for a friend who was delighted to receive it. Who cares about that?. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. PMSA, 1994 yılında Philip Morris’in %75 ve Sabancı Holding’in %25 ortaklığıyla kurulmuş olup Philip Morris sigara markalarının ülke çapındaki dağıtım ve satışını gerçekleştirmektedir. Whereas lions hunt in the open and then share their kill, the leopard is solitary, stealthy and selfish. Welcome back. It makes the lion and the tiger appear overblown and all the other members of the cat family look puny. A good read about an elegant big cat, but as much about the concept of leopard as about the animals themselves. It makes the lion and the tiger appear overblown and all the other members of the cat family look puny. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Finally got my hands on a copy of this. The leopard has commanded respect and awe in mankind for centuries, and is called the 'perfect predator', capable of frustrating the most dedicated big game hunter. Je kunt de niet-beschikbare artikelen nu verwijderen of we verwijderen ze bij de kassa automatisch. The leopard has commanded respect and awe in mankind for centuries, and is called the 'perfect predator', capable of frustrating the most dedicated big game hunter. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Ancient Leopards 2. Refresh and try again. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The company's namesake Philip Morris was born in Whitechapel, United Kingdom in 1835, the son of a recent immigrant from Germany who had taken the name Bernard Morris. The author does not seem to bother with current research and rather takes the easy way out by talking about the past and fashion. No original ideas/ reasearch himself. Morris likes leopards, obviously, but he also knows a lot about them and has some personal experiences with some of the animals. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. The author does not seem to bother with current research and rather takes the easy way out by talking about the past and fashion. Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. Leopard Attacks 6. The author seems to not have met a leopard himself in the wild or worked with them and mainly lists facts from other books then own experience. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2018. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Dissapointingly most of the book is about how humans view leopards (in history, in art, in decoration, in circuses, etc, etc) and not about the animals themselves. 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