Title: Brehms Tierleben. Allgemeine kunde des Tierreichs
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Zur Strassen, Otto L. , 1869-; Heck, Ludwig, 1860-; Hempelmann, Friedrich, 1878-; Heymons, Richard, 1867-; Werner, Franz, b. 1867; Marshall, William, 1845-; Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig
Subjects: Zoology; Animal behavior
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/brehmstierlebena10breh/#page/n588/mode/1up
Author Alfred Edmund Brehm, 1829-1884;
Otto L Zur Strassen, 1869-; Ludwig Heck, 1860-; Friedrich Hempelmann, 1878-; Richard Heymons, 1867-; Franz Werner, b. 1867; William Marshall, 1845-;
Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brehms_Tierleben._Allgemeine_kunde_des_Tierreichs_(1911)_(20420318221).jpg

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