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To the more observant class of sportsmen the stay-at-home naturalist is, of necessity, indebted for most of his information with regard to the habits of large animals and their adaptation to their inanimate environment.

Richard Lydekker

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Richard Lydekker

Richard Lydekker
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Born: July 25, 1849
Died: April 16, 1915 (aged 65)
Bio: Richard Lydekker was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history.
Known for:
  1. The royal natural history (1893)
  2. The horse and its relatives (1912)
  3. Life and rock
  4. The sheep and its cousins (1912)

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