Download or read book The Fox and the Raccoon dog written by Cynthia Swain and published by Newmark Learning. This book was released on 2012 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is the best trickster in Japan? Let the games begin!

Download or read book Canids of the World written by José R. Castelló and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete and user-friendly photographic field guide to the world’s canids This stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide covers every species of the world’s canids, from the Gray Wolf of North America to the dholes of Asia, from African jackals to the South American Bush Dog. It features more than 150 superb color plates depicting every kind of canid and detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, morphology, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and conservation status in the wild. The book also includes distribution maps and tips on where to observe each species, making Canids of the World the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to these intriguing and spectacular mammals. Covers every species and subspecies of canid Features more than 150 color plates with more than 600 photos from around the globe Depicts species in similar poses for quick and easy comparisons Describes key identification features, habitat, behavior, reproduction, and much more Draws on the latest taxonomic research Includes distribution maps and tips on where to observe each species The ideal field companion and a delight for armchair naturalists

Download or read book Huhito Fables Vol 7 written by 不人-Huhito and published by 不人-Huhito. This book was released on 2023-12-04 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warning: This fable may affect children's primary education. It should be purchased by a sensible adult over 18 years old. And please make your own version of the story and read it to your children. ..｡:*..｡:*..｡:* Catalog of works *:｡..*:｡..*:｡.. Fallen Leaves in Autumn / Sea People and Mountain People / Weak Insect / Don't Put Up With / Stupid Monkey, Dumb Raccoon Dog, Serious Dog, and Clever Fox / The Bug Ninja / Selfish monkey, Sarcastic Fox and Confident Raccoon Dog / Failure of the Toolmaker / Lazy Man's Watch / The crime of forgetting the date and day of the week / Sage and Fool Part1 Molds and Mites that love damp places / How to read the encyclopedia / Sea Jewel / The story of a fart / Dislikes Attract Dislikes / Destination of the Train / Forest Carpenter / Price of Things / The place where rootless returns / King and People / Sage and Fool Part2 Convenient Smartphone / Forest Party / Happiness Salesman / Wolf, Monkey, and Raccoon Dog Battle / The Battle between Tiger and Warrior / Play Tag of The Sun and The Moon / Urban Raccoon Dog and Country Fox / Stupid raccoon dog who wrote a diary / And no one will need / The Wise of the Forest keep eyes open / Sage and Fool Part3 Comedy Duo of Fox and Raccoon Dog / Cicada's life / The Power of Words / Today's Good Night / There is no one there / Rabbit and Fox deceiving each other / Bunting Child with an Ugly Voice / Forest Three-Star Restaurant / Rabbit that is always chased / A Tropical Fisherman who became a king / Sage and Fool Part4 Meet Words / Serious Fox and Sly Raccoon Dog / Daruma-san fell / The Hated Crow / A lot of whales / Kingdom of Foxes and Kingdom of Raccoon Dogs / Ants that do not work / Jellyfish Yurari Yurari / Cowardly Hippopotamus / Crocodile Toothpaste / Sage and Fool Part5 ..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..

Download or read book Fox Fires Volume 1 written by Emilia Ojala and published by Rocketship Entertainment. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOX FIRES is a fantasy-adventure that is inspired by Finnish folklore. “Fox Fires” refers to the Northern Lights; a literal translation from the Finnish word “revontulet.” (Revontulet = Repo’s fires.) The Fox Fires are a gate between this world and the land of the dead - it allows souls to visit their loved ones. But suddenly, the Fox Fires disappear. Our main character, a young raccoon dog named Raate, heads north to find what’s happened to Repo, the fire fox whose burning fur is said to make the Fox Fires appear in the sky. On her journey, Raate meets all kinds of interesting creatures, and also new friends. FOX FIRES is a fantasy-adventure that is inspired by Finnish folklore. “Fox Fires” refers to the Northern Lights; a literal translation from the Finnish word “revontulet.” (Revontulet = Repo’s fires.) The Fox Fires are a gate between this world and the land of the dead - it allows souls to visit their loved ones. But suddenly, the Fox Fires disappear. Our main character, a young raccoon dog named Raate, heads north to find what’s happened to Repo, the fire fox whose burning fur is said to make the Fox Fires appear in the sky. On her journey, Raate meets all kinds of interesting creatures, and also new friends. The story is told from an animal’s perspective, taking us deep into nature. The graphic novel addresses the relationship between humans and nature, friendships, family, self-growth, and, of course, Finnish folklore.

Download or read book Huhito Fables Vol 6 written by 不人-Huhito and published by 不人-Huhito. This book was released on 2023-12-04 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warning: This fable may affect children's primary education. It should be purchased by a sensible adult over 18 years old. And please make your own version of the story and read it to your children. ..｡:*..｡:*..｡:* Catalog of works *:｡..*:｡..*:｡.. King of the Earth / King of the Sea / King of the Sky / A tornado has arrived / No one says anything / Everyone Laughed / Everyone is fine! / Returning the Favour of Migratory Bird / A Lonely Person with No Friends / Excuse for unmotivated people / Tiger and Hawk Part1 Disliked Spider / Everyone's tired... / Fox and Raccoon Dog playing a trick on each other / The Popular Cat and The Beloved Dog / Rug Rat and Old Fart / Marathon for Animals Part1 / Marathon for Animals Part2 / Marathon for Animals Part3 / Marathon for Animals Part4 / Marathon for Animals Part5 / Tiger and Hawk Part2 Marathon for Animals Part6 / Marathon for Animals Part7 / Marathon for Animals Part8 / Marathon for Animals Part9 / Crow Complaint / Sleep of the Moon / The life of Binary Star / The story of the Constellations / Beloved Cat and Docile Dog / Preachy Buddhist Priest / Tiger and Hawk Part3 Destination of Balloon / When there are no more haters... / When the mountain gets angry... / Fox Prophecy / Be careful not to eat too much sweets / Forest Cake Shop / Kitten who became an older sister / To avoid becoming a master of unhappy / Stupid Raccoon Dog, Clever Rabbit, Sly Fox / Happiness of parent birds / Tiger and Hawk Part4 Fun Teeth Brushing / Large Shark and Small Little Fish / Typhoon Tears / Frog's Praying For Sky / Cicada Chorus / Magical Pocket / A typhoon has arrived! / Acorn comparison of statures / When you can ride a bicycle / Cheating Raccoon Dog / Tiger and Hawk Part5 ..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..

Download or read book Foxes Wolves Jackals and Dogs written by Joshua Ross Ginsberg and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1990 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia Apicomplexa of Carnivores of the World written by Donald W. Duszynski and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-06-29 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fundamental concept of The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Carnivores of the World is to provide an up-to-date reference guide to the identification, taxonomy, and known biology of apicomplexan intestinal and tissue parasites of carnivores including, but not limited to, geographic distribution, prevalence, sporulation, prepatent and patent periods, site(s) of infection in the definitive and (if known) intermediate hosts, endogenous development, cross-transmission, pathology, phylogeny, and (if known) their treatments. These data will allow easy parasite recognition with a summation of virtually everything now known about the biology of each parasite species covered. The last (very modest) and only treatise published on this subject was in 1981 so this book fills a fundamental gap in our knowledge of what is now known, and what is not, about the coccidian parasites that infect and sometimes kill carnivores and/or their prey that can harbor intermediate stages, including many domestic and game animals. - Offers line drawings and photomicrographs of many parasite species that will allow easy diagnosis and identification by both laypersons and professionals (veterinarians, wildlife biologists, etc.) - Presents a complete historical rendition of all known publications on carnivore coccidia for all carnivore families and evaluates the scientific and scholarly merit of each apicomplexan species relative to the current body of knowledge - Provides a complete species analysis and their known biology of all coccidia described from each carnivore lineage and species - Reviews the most current taxonomy of carnivores and their phylogenetic relationships to help assess host-specificity patterns that may be apparent - Evaluates what little cross-transmission work is available to help understand the complexities of those coccidians that use two hosts (e.g., Sarcocystis, Besnoitia, and others) - Provides known treatments for the various parasite genera/species

Download or read book Huhito Fables Vol 30 written by 不人-Huhito and published by 不人-Huhito. This book was released on 2023-12-07 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warning: This fable may affect children's primary education. It should be purchased by a sensible adult over 18 years old. And please make your own version of the story and read it to your children. ..｡:*..｡:*..｡:* Catalog of works *:｡..*:｡..*:｡.. Raccoon Dog and Fox, who transform into humans / Gourmet Animals / How to use scissors other than cutting / Watches that are not late or leave early / Successful person who has been late / Helping each other between people / Important family and friends / Social Slaves / Unchanging ability and capability / Grow Freely / Teacher of the Forest Part 1 Careless Behavior / Those who do not have anything / Size of the World / What kills people / Greedy Crocodile / Golden Egg and Merchant / Rowdy Person and Shark / Test Bad Results / Monster Pumpkin / A mean merchant and a good merchant / Teacher of the Forest Part 2 Weft and Warp / Flower Scent and Fox / Talkative Crow / Those looking for a job / Master of Mousetrap / Unplanned Whim / The secret to keeping a marital relationship / Live as you like / Many Encounters / A tiger that protects a cow's family / Teacher of the Forest Part 3 Those who has completely exhausted / Rabbit, Frog and Monkey / Beautiful Goldfish / Drunk young people and ghosts / Fireworks and Stocks / Sparrows Favor / The foal of horse and donkey / The wound is not closed / A fox who drank wine / Those who still smoke / Teacher of the Forest Part 4 Those who misunderstand themselves position / What listens to what you say / Bugs that couldn't go to the battlefield / Saved Person / Home Country and Other Countries / What dreams are meant to come true / Gear and Axis / Useless Wisdom / Those who move with feelings / Friends of The World / Teacher of the Forest Part 5 ..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..

Download or read book Analysis of vertebrate predator prey community written by Vadim Sidorovich and published by Tesey. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph is about predation in vertebrate animal community. The studies were done in the seminatural terrains with transitional mixed forest within the European forest zone in Belarus. The result part was organised as a top-down flow: First, the community characteristics related to predators were estimated. I presented data on predator species richness, population density and biomass with special attention paid to the changes in predator species diversity occurred during the last two centuries and particularly in connection with the American mink and raccoon dog naturalization. Then, the main features of predator food niches were given, and the structure of various predator guilds and size structure in predators were analysed. The next part of the monograph was devoted to examining of community-important factors acting in semi-natural terrains. Such factors affected either the whole community or its marked fragment. The last quite a large part of the monograph consisted of many chapters which present more or less essential results on different predator species, and stresses hot questions of their population ecology.

Download or read book Huhito Fables Vol 8 written by 不人-Huhito and published by 不人-Huhito. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warning: This fable may affect children's primary education. It should be purchased by a sensible adult over 18 years old. And please make your own version of the story and read it to your children. ..｡:*..｡:*..｡:* Catalog of works *:｡..*:｡..*:｡.. A mouse flying in the sky / Desperately Living Bats / King of the Night Sky / A mouse that has gone under the ground / Mole Tragedy / Pretending to be a king under the ground / Betrayal Fox and Wolf / The fox that made the tiger angry / Owl and Fox / A young hunter who drew a picture / Crane and Turtle Painted Bird / Shepherd and Wolf / A mouse that boasts of a child / Liar Fox and Hoaxer Raccoon Dog / Rampage Gorilla / Raccoon dog, fox and monkey that started business / Lion who does nothing / A monkey abandoned by everyone / Fool who complained to the doctor / Two Wolves / Crane and Turtle Part 2 Crab that runs in front / Piglets that are always late / Two Blacksmiths / Three brothers who inherit the heritage / Good Hunting Bird / Guard Dog and Hound Dog / Misfortune on the Run Away / A frog that didn't have an ear to hear / The Free City / A man who blindly believe what others say / Crane and Turtle Part 3 A monkey imitating a person / Goat who does not help / Rat running for his lives / People who see hyenas / A fox blaming something / A chicken that boasts a male bamboo shoot / Sparrow's Help / Tiger Cub and Lamb / A reticent and ugly man and a beautiful woman / A woman who wanted to get married / Crane and Turtle Part 4 Converted Wolf / Ox and Fox / Promise of Rabbit and Wolf / Three Peacocks / A flock of migratory birds that has lost its leader / King seeking excellent soldiers / How to find a person who leaks information / Rich Merchant and Poor Scholar / A wolf who became an animal doctor / Ignorant Thief / Crane and Turtle Part 5 ..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*..｡:*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..*:｡..

Download or read book The Book of Yokai written by Michael Dylan Foster and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture. It also invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity. Ê

Download or read book Proposal to Prohibit Importation of the Raccoon Dog Environmental Assessment EA and Finding of No Significant Impact FONSI written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Predation in Vertebrate Communities written by Bogumila Jedrzejewska and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Predation, one of the most dramatic interactions in animals' lives, has long fascinated ecologists. This volume presents carnivores, raptors and their prey in the complicated net of interrelationships, and shows them against the background of their biotic and abiotic settings. It is based on long-term research conducted in the best preserved woodland of Europe's temperate zone. The role of predation, whether limiting or regulating prey (ungulate, rodent, shrew, bird, and amphibian) populations, is quantified and compared to parts played by other factors: climate, food resources for prey, and availability of other potential resources for predators.

Download or read book The Huainanzi written by John S. Major and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-14 with total page 1003 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by scholars at the court of Liu An, king of Huainan, in the second century B.C.E, The Huainanzi is a tightly organized, sophisticated articulation of Western Han philosophy and statecraft. Outlining "all that a modern monarch needs to know," the text emphasizes rigorous self-cultivation and mental discipline, brilliantly synthesizing for readers past and present the full spectrum of early Chinese thought. The Huainanzi locates the key to successful rule in a balance of broad knowledge, diligent application, and the penetrating wisdom of a sage. It is a unique and creative synthesis of Daoist classics, such as the Laozi and the Zhuangzi; works associated with the Confucian tradition, such as the Changes, the Odes, and the Documents; and a wide range of other foundational philosophical and literary texts from the Mozi to the Hanfeizi. The product of twelve years of scholarship, this remarkable translation preserves The Huainanzi's special rhetorical features, such as parallel prose and verse, and showcases a compositional technique that conveys the work's powerful philosophical appeal. This path-breaking volume will have a transformative impact on the field of early Chinese intellectual history and will be of great interest to scholars and students alike.

Download or read book The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids written by David W. Macdonald and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2004-06-24 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No group of wild mammals so universally captures the emotions of people world-wide than do wild canids. That emotion can be enchantment and fascination, but it can also be loathing, because the opportunism that is the hallmark of the dog family also leads them into conflict with humans. In the developed world at least, the fascination with wild canids doubtless stems from people's captivation with domestic dogs - everybody feels they are an expert on canids! While most people may be familiar with only the better known members of the dog family, such as the grey wolf and the red fox, there are in fact 36 species of wolves, dogs, jackals and foxes. They attract hugely disproportionate interest from academics, conservationists, veterinarians, wildlife managers and the general public. This book brings together in single volume an astonishing synthesis of research done in the last twenty years and is the first truly compendious synthesis on wild canids. Beginning with a complete account of all 36 canid species, there follow six review chapters that emphasise topics most relevant to canid conservation science, including evolution and systematics, behavioural ecology, population genetics, diseases, conflict/control of troublesome species, and conservation tools. Fifteen detailed case studies then delve deeply into the very best species investigations currently available written by all the leading figures in the field. Much of the material is previously unpublished and will make fascinating reading far beyond the confines of canid specialists. These chapters portray the unique attributes of wild canids, their fascinating (and conflictive) relationship with man, and suggestions for future research and conservation measures for the Canidae. While most canid species are widespread and thrive in human dominated landscapes, several are in severe jeopardy; habitat loss, illegal hunting, persecution by farmers and disease all imperil dwindling populations. A final chapter analyses the requirements of, and approaches to, practical conservation, with lessons that go far beyond the dog family. It concentrates particular attention on priorities for the protection of the most threatened canid species, including the red wolf, African wild dog, Ethiopian wolf, Island fox and Darwin's fox. The wild canids provide examples that will thrill the evolutionary biologists and theoretician, enthral the natural historian and challenge the conservationist and wildlife manager. Anybody interested in evolutionary and behavioural biology, in mammals, in the environment, or in conservation will find much that is new and enriching in this book.

Download or read book American Working Terriers written by Patrick Burns and published by Patrick Burns. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical, common sense, terrier work for the beginner, laid out in a clear no-nonsense style with chapters on the history of working terriers in Europe and America, along with sections on introducing young dogs to work, tools, technique, American terrier quarry, hazards, and veterinary care for working dogs. The sections on veterinary care and tools alone will save most people more money than the cost of this book, while the tips on digging, locator collars, skunk toxic shock, and handling quarry at the end of a dig, may save you more than money. This is a book on working terriers, but if you show, breed or judge any type of working terrier you need to read chapters one, two and four, not only to understand the true history of working terriers in Great Britain and the United States, but also to understand why (and how) show judges have selected for linked structural characteristics that have resulted in breed after breed disappearing from the working field. 270 pages, with 80 photos and illustrations.

Download or read book The Fox and the Jewel written by Karen A. Smyers and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deity Inari has been worshipped in Japan since at least the early eighth century and today is a revered presence in such varied venues as Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, factories, theaters, private households, restaurants, beauty shops, and rice fields. Although at first glance and to its many devotees Inari worship may seem to be a unified phenomenon, it is in fact exceedingly multiple, noncodified, and noncentralized. No single regulating institution, dogma, scripture, or myth centers the practice. In this exceptionally insightful study, the author explores the worship of Inari in the context of homogeneity and diversity in Japan. The shape-shifting fox and the wish-fulfilling jewel, the main symbols of Inari, serve as interpretive metaphors to describe the simultaneously shared yet infinitely diverse meanings that cluster around the deity. That such diversity exists without the apparent knowledge of Inari worshippers is explained by the use of several communicative strategies that minimize the exchange of substantive information. Shared generalized meanings (tatemae) are articulated while private meanings and complexities (honne) are left unspoken. The appearance of unity is reinforced by a set of symbols representing fertility, change, and growth in ways that can be interpreted and understood by many individuals of various ages and occupations. The Fox and the Jewel describes the rich complexity of Inari worship in contemporary Japan. It explores questions of institutional and popular power in religion, demonstrates the ways people make religious figures personally meaningful, and documents the kinds of communicative styles that preserve the appearance of homogeneity in the face of astonishing factionalism.