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IN the introductory note the author states that he would “be thankful if this book could act as a counterblast to the many animal stories, so constantly appearing, which are based on utterly false or distorted natural history”, and his desire will certainly be fulfilled if this volume achieves the popularity it deserves. The reader's attention is held from start to finish and the genuine ring of truth is established as, in the form of a story, the writer recalls his own long experience of African wild life. The narrative centres round the wanderings of an impalla; the insistent demand for water results in the description of many incidents which show the author's patience and keenness of observation. The volume is well illustrated.
The Animals came to Drink.
Cherry
Kearton
By. Pp. 189 + 31 plates. (London, New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1932.) 6s. net.
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The Animals came to Drink . Nature 130, 760 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130760d0
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