The History of British Mammals (Poyser Natural History) by Derek Yalden,Priscilla Barrett

By Derek Yalden,Priscilla Barrett

As ice retreated from Britain 15,000 years in the past, a number of enormous mammals together with reindeer, wild horses, wooly mammoths, moose, wolves, brown bears, lynxes and wolverines confirmed itself in Britain. the biggest surviving wild land mammal this day, the pink deer, the most important modern land carnivore, the badger and one other sixty five or so extant wild mammals integrated a couple of region of the wild mammals which have been brought within the final 15,000 years. The modern fauna, besides the fact that, is basically ruled by way of family animals, reminiscent of farm animals, sheep, pigs and people. This booklet explores the destiny of the big extinct species, in addition to how, why, and whilst the brought species appeared.

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