Edition |
1st ed |
Description |
400 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm |
Note |
"Borzoi book." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-381) and index |
Contents |
Europeans "discover" the polar bear (and the bear discovers them) -- The great ice bear -- Polar bear nations -- The Eskimo and the polar bear -- Hunting the hunter -- In the zoo and the circus -- On the whiteness of the bear -- Global warming a |
Summary |
A profile of the habitat and life cycle of the polar bear covers the species' venerated position in Inuit culture, its reproductive habits, and the environmental factors that are compromising its ability to survive |
Subject |
Polar bear
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Polar bear -- Effect of human beings on
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Global warming
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Global environmental change
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ISBN |
0307270599 |
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