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"From axis deer to zebra, an estimated 230,000 or more foreign hoofed mammals live in the United States. These """"exotics"""" - animals native to other places - can be found in Texas, Florida, New Mexico, Maryland, California, New Hampshire, Hawaii, and other states on ranches, in wildlife preserves, at safari parks, and sometimes just behind high fences or on a mountainside along the byroads of America. Featuring eighty different kinds of hoofed mammals, this field guide covers common exotics, such as blackbuck antelope and fallow deer, some less common species like scimitar-horned oryx, and a few newer arrivals like defassa waterbuck. In the introduction, author Elizabeth Cary Mungall explains how these species got here, tells where people can go to view them, and gives a few simple guidelines for responsible ownership. The main portion of the book contains fully illustrated species accounts, with native range maps and information about food habits, habitat, temperament, breeding and birth seasons, and fencing needs. A list of exotics-related organizations and a reference section round out the text. Photographs of each species make identification easy, and, in a chapter on photographing exotics, Christian Mungall shows readers how to take their own great pictures of these animals. This book is for anyone, from park visitor and zoo goer to rancher and wildlife biologist, who wants to identify and learn more about exotic wildlife in the United States."

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For everyone interested in exotic hoofed stock, Exotic Animal Field Guide . . . fills a vacant niche. --Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion --Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion

Anyone with exotics on his or her property will require Exotic Animal Field Guide. -- James G. Teer For everyone interested in exotic hoofed stock, Exotic Animal Field Guide is a well-written and beautifully illustrated book that fills a vacant niche. -- Richard D. Estes For everyone interested in exotic hoofed stock, Exotic Animal Field Guide . . . fills a vacant niche. --Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion --Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion For everyone interested in exotic hoofed stock, Exotic Animal Field Guide . . . fills a vacant niche. --Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion--Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion For everyone interested in exotic hoofed stock, Exotic Animal Field Guide . . . fills a vacant niche. --Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion -- Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion

For everyone interested in exotic hoofed stock, Exotic Animal Field Guide . . . fills a vacant niche. --Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion -- Richard D. Estes, author of <i>The Safari Companion</i>

For everyone interested in exotic hoofed stock, Exotic Animal Field Guide . . . fills a vacant niche.--Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion--Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion

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Wildlife biologist ELIZABETH CARY MUNGALL is an adjunct professor at Texas Woman's University, Denton, and a wildlife research consultant for the Exotic Wildlife Association. She lives in Houston and teaches classes at the Houston Zoo.

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