KIA: A STUDY OF RED DEER. By Ian Alcock.
1999 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp171. B/w photographs, b/w vignette illustrations by Diana E. Brown. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.
"Kia is the fascinating account of the author's relationship with a tame red deer hind." The author "and his wife Diana have been studying and observing deer for thirty years and are ideally situated on their Scottish hill farm. Previously, however, all their experience has been of wild deer. Inheriting a tame red deer hind was an ideal opportunity to intimately observe the behavioural characteristics and biology of the species." Chapters include: Settling in; Senses and behaviour; Our hopes for a calf; The day of the roaring; Juno; Revelation; Comparisons are necessary; The essentials of life; Overcoats; 'Teenager'; The wanderer; More to learn; Postscript.
"Kia is the fascinating account of the author's relationship with a tame red deer hind." The author "and his wife Diana have been studying and observing deer for thirty years and are ideally situated on their Scottish hill farm. Previously, however, all their experience has been of wild deer. Inheriting a tame red deer hind was an ideal opportunity to intimately observe the behavioural characteristics and biology of the species." Chapters include: Settling in; Senses and behaviour; Our hopes for a calf; The day of the roaring; Juno; Revelation; Comparisons are necessary; The essentials of life; Overcoats; 'Teenager'; The wanderer; More to learn; Postscript.
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| Author | Alcock (Ian C.N.). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 56364 |
| ISBN | 1840370319 / 1840370319. |
| Book Description | Slight use else very good in like dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1999 |
| Publisher | Swan Hill Press. |
| Place | Shrewsbury, Shropshire. |