Discover... The Beautiful Mammals of India

Contents: 1. Primates. 2. Cervids. 3. Bovids. 4. Misc 1. 5. Ursids. 6. Canids. 7. Felids. 8. Mustelids. 9. Lagomorphs. 10. Insectivores. 11. Viverrids and Herpestids. 12. Rodents. 13. Chiroptera. 14. Cetaceans. 15. Latin names. References. Posters. State animals. Photographers.

Discover the hedgehogs, jirds and hyenas from the deserts of India. Learn about the yaks, antelopes, musk deer, mountain goats, pikas, weasels and voles of the High Himalayas. See the endangered primates, linsangs, bears, squirrels and other elusive creatures residing in the dense forests of North East India. Delve underwater to see the whales and dolphins in the oceans, rivers and seas around us.

This book is about 360 pages with more than 600 photographs of some 269 species of mammals seen around India. It has taken the author more than 10 years to collate the photographs and data for this book. A team of mammal experts have also provided considerable number of inputs here.

This book is not meant to be a field guide. Rather it is an introduction to the spectacular diversity of India’s mammal life; for nature lovers from schools and colleges; because they will be the eco- warriors of our wild heritage in the years to come. This book will certainly be a great addition to your home, school or college library.