The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator-Prey RelationsBased on three years of study in the Serengeti National Park, George B. Schaller’s The Serengeti Lion describes the vast impact of the lion and other predators on the vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle for which the area is famous. The most comprehensive book available on the lion, this classic work includes the author’s findings on all aspects of lion behavior, including its social system, population dynamics, hunting behavior, and predation patterns. “If you have only enough time to read one book about field biology, this is the one I recommend.”—Edward O. Wilson, Science “This book conveys not only the fascination of its particular study of lion behavior but the drama and wonder and beauty of the intimate interdependence of all living things.”—Saturday Review “This is an important book, not just for its valuable information on lions, but for its broad, open, and intelligent approach to problems that cut across the fields of behavior, populations, ecology, wildlife management, evolution, anthropology, and comparative biology.”—Richard G. Van Gelder, Bioscience |
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... approach to within a few meters and indeed sometimes rested in the shade of a vehicle on hot days.1 1. Tourists occasionally disturbed the lions by such inconsiderate behavior as driving too fast or interfering with a hunt , but most ...
... approach to within 25 m without moving away from it and some failed to respond even at 5 to 10 m . Sometimes animals walked or trotted into a thicket , hid behind a termite mound , or sought other cover at the sight of a vehicle . They ...
... approach . My daily routine consisted of a dawn search for lions and their kills . Since all lions in a 75 sq km area may be lying under one tree , the search often took several hours . In the course of the study , these searches and ...
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Contents
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Plates 1 to 43 follow p 82 | 82 |
III OTHER PREDATORS | 281 |
IV SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS | 353 |
Appendixes | 409 |
References Cited | 461 |
Index | 473 |