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Elephant Trails : A History of Animals and Cultures /

"The author traces a group of ideas about elephants in the West-that they are wise, deeply emotional, have a special understanding of death, have great memories, and are afraid of mice-to paint a general picture of what he calls "our elephant," the idea of the elephant that has been p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rothfels, Nigel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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