This charming book by Dutch zoologist Johan Frans Van Bemmelen offers a delightful look at the pets and animals of colonial-era Indonesia. From parrots and monkeys to elephants and tigers, the book is full of amusing anecdotes and fascinating insights into the natural history of the region. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work...
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