A Field Guide to Indian Mammals/Vivek Menon.A Field Guide to Indian Mammals/Vivek Menon. Delhi, Dorling Kindersley for Penguin Books, 2003, maps, photographs, (pbk). ISBN 0-14-302998-3.

    Contents: I. Introduction: 1. Author's introduction. 2. The world of mammals. 3. Classification. 4. Feeding. 5. Social behaviour. 6. Variations within species. 7. Habitats. 8. Use of stratum. 9. Studying mammals. 10. Visit to a protected area. 11. Conservation. 12. How this book works. II. Catalogue: 1. Primates. 2. Deer, musk deer and chevrotains. 3. Antelopes. 4. Wild goat, sheep and goat-antelopes. 5. Wild cattle. 6. Elephant. 7. Wild equids. 8. Rhinoceros. 9. Panda. 10. Bears. 11. Canids and Hyena. 12. Felids. 13. Mustelids, Viverrids and Herpestids. 14. Scaly anteaters. 15. Hares and rabbits. 16. Pikas. 17. Moles. 18. Shrews. 19. Hedgehogs. 20. Porcupines. 21. Squirrels. 22. Marmots and Hamsters. 23. Mice and rats. 24. Bats. 25. Whales and dolphins. 26. Dugong. Glossary. Index. Picture credits. Select bibliography.    

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