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Hidden Wonders - The Small 5005 of Southern Africa - Insects, Spiders, Frogs and Reptiles (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 3 140
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Hidden Wonders - The Small 5005 of Southern Africa - Insects, Spiders, Frogs and Reptiles (Hardcover)
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Price R314
Discovery Miles 3 140
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This photographic masterpiece celebrates the forgotten inhabitants
of the African savannah - insects, spiders, frogs and smaller
reptiles. The main aim of this book is to showcase the superb,
high-quality slide collection of the photographer, Dan Lieberman,
and his tremendous patience taken in acquiring these images. In
doing so, the author also highlights and describes the diversity of
species and makes the smaller often overlooked creatures as
exciting to observe as their big and hairy counterparts. A tall
order perhaps! But with the quality of Dan's macro-slide images of
these small creatures, coupled with the author's passion for the
natural world, we hope to demonstrate that observing some of the
Small 5005 can be as rewarding as observing their Big 5
compatriots. The more one begins to know about these denizens of
the bush, the more one begins to realise how much more there is to
discover. By highlighting some of the lesser-known inhabitants of
these areas, it is hoped that people will be more willing to
conserve them, and that in this context these creatures will gain
recognition so that the plight of all biodiversity can be given the
attention it deserves.About the Authors:Rael Loon, the author, aims
to promote the connections between ecotourism, conservation and
community development by demonstrating in his writing how people
and wildlife can benefit from each other, and by writing on related
environmental issues. He believes that the best chance of
conserving nature and our biodiversity is by learning as much as
possible about them. In this book, he takes the reader on a journey
of discovery into the hidden world of some of these smaller
denizens of southern Africa's rich and diverse habitats. Rael lives
in the Lowveld with his wife, Helene, and their two children, Asha
and Benjamin. Dan Lieberman was an intrepid explorer and
photographer. An ethnobotanist whose passion for the natural world,
and particularly the microcosmos within it, led him on many
explorations into his environment - snow, jungle, desert and sea -
and finally his camera and his eye favoured insects and other tiny
creatures. He took thousands of photos all over Africa, including
Madagascar, Gabon and southern Africa - and many of these colourful
characters are captured in this book. His animated comprehension of
this minute world inspired and educated all who were fortunate
enough to share his experience with him. When you were with Dan,
you knew you were in the presence of something wild - a true
legend. Dan died in a car accident in 2000 at the age of 33. This
beautiful book is a tribute to his memory.
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