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Book Title: Dogs : a New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and Evolution
Item Length: 9 in
Item Height: 1 in
Item Width: 6 in
Author: Lorna Coppinger, Raymond Coppinger
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Reprint
Topic: Dogs / General, Animals / General
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2002
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Pets
Item Weight: 18.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
