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IT is somewhat unfortunate that seals, whales, and bats constitute so large a proportion of our mammals, for the public, after all, take a lively interest only in such creatures as come under their notice. Including sub-species, there are roughly eighty in all, of which twenty-eight are sea creatures, mostly rare and generally thrown up on our coasts in a decomposing condition, whilst the bats, which number twelve, being crepuscular or nocturnal in their habits, are also known to few. When we add to this total the rats, mice, and voles, for the most part shy and elusive inhabitants of the earth, the total number of British mammals that come under the notice even of the most observant country dwellers is remarkably small.
British Mammals.
Written and illustrated by A. Thorburn. (In two vols.) Vol. 2. Pp. vi + 108 + plates 26–50. (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1921.) 10l 10s. net (2 vols.).
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M., J. British Mammals . Nature 108, 364 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108364a0
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