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Fauna und Flora im Sudlichen Afrika
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| Author: | Vincent Carruthers |
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R470.00
Published for the first time in German, this is the first local field guide to cover all the commonly encountered plants and animals of the southern African region in one compact and easy-to-use volume. More than 2 000 species (1 200 of them illustrated)
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