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Dedication; Foreword - David. P. Mallon, Manchester Metropolitan University; Preface - Phillip. T. Robinson; Authors’ Introduction - The Authors; I. DISCOVERY, HISTORY AND CAPTURE; 1. What is a Pygmy Hippopotamus - Gabriella L. Flacke; 2. Hippos in Popular Culture and Folklore - Gabriella L. Flacke; 3. Looking for Enigmas in the Forest - Phillip T. Robinson; 4. The Use and Abuse of Hippos in Nature - Phillip T. Robinson; 5. Heslop’s Pygmy Hippopotamus - Phillip T. Robinson; 6. Hans Schomburgk - Hunter, Trapper, Bush Bicyclist - Phillip T. Robinson; 7. Frans Van den Brink- Master Hippo Catcher - Phillip T. Robinson; II. WORKING IN PYGMY HIPPO COUNTRY; Phillip T. Robinson; 8. Arriving in West Africa; 9. Just Getting There is Most of the Journey; 10. Wrestling the Town Chief in Pygmy Hippo Country; 11. Journeys Without Destinations; 12. Going Bush in Sierra Leone; 13. Traveling Hammocks and Piggyback Rides; 14. A Six to Six Walk; 15. Small Planes; 16. Navigating Pygmy Hippo Country; Co-authors and Contributors; 17. Pygmy Hippo Research on Tiwai Island - April L. Conway; 18. Living the Dream - Gabriella L. Flacke; 19. Pygmy Hippo Research in the Ivory Coast - Knut M. Hentschel; 20. The Hippo Hotel of Ivory Coast - Waldemar Bulow; III. BIOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY; 21. The Flora and Fauna of Pygmy Hippo Country - Gabriella L. Flacke; 22. The Feeding Behavior of Pygmy Hippos in the Wild - Knut M. Hentschel; 23. The Pygmy Hippo Hunters - Phillip T. Robinson; 24. Common Ground for Hippos in West Africa - Phillip T. Robinson; 25. Sly, Shy or Focused? The Origins of Elusiveness - Phillip T. Robinson; 26. Husbandry, Health and Pathology of Pygmy Hippos - Gabriella L. Flacke; IV. CONSERVATION DURING WARTIME; 27. Staying Alive During the War - Phillip T. Robinson; 28 The Disruptions and Setbacks of Civil War - Phillip T. Robinson and Henk Dop; 29. The Shortcut from Master Sergeant to President - Phillip T. Robinson; V. CONSERVATION AND THE FUTURE; 30. A Very Sad Story of Greed - Knut M. Hentschel; 31. Conservation Genetics and Fragmented Populations - Gabriela L. Flacke and Phillip T. Robinson; 32. Distribution and Population Estimates - Gabriella L. Flacke; 33. Conservation Planning and Priorities - Gabriella L. Flacke; AFTERWORD - The Authors; IMAGE CREDITS; INDEX

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