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Ivan Polyakov

Russian naturalist and explorer, cited on the customs of the Buryats.

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Also known as Polyakoff

First appearance: iii mutual aid among savages

Ivan Polyakov shows up with force in Mutual Aid Among Animals. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Wrote about mutual dependency of carnivores, ruminants, and rodents in their geographical distribution.
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