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Gone - Stories of Extinction (Paperback)
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Gone - Stories of Extinction (Paperback)
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Loot Price R231
Discovery Miles 2 310
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Dynamic naturalist Michael Blencowe has travelled the globe to
uncover the fascinating backstories of eleven extinct animals,
which he shares with charm and insight in Gone. 'Really, really
well-written.' - CHRIS PACKHAM Inspired by his childhood obsession
with extinct species, Blencowe takes us around the globe - from the
forests of New Zealand to the ferries of Finland, from the urban
sprawl of San Francisco to an inflatable crocodile on Brighton's
Widewater Lagoon. Spanning five centuries, from the last sighting
of New Zealand's Upland Moa to the 2012 death of the Pinta Island
Giant Tortoise, Lonesome George, his memoir is peppered with the
accounts of the hunters and naturalists of the past as well as
revealing conversations with the custodians of these totemic
animals today. Featuring striking artworks that resurrect these
forgotten creatures, each chapter focuses on a different animal,
revealing insights into their unique characteristics and habitats;
the history of their discovery and just how and when they came to
be lost to us. Blencowe inspects the only known remains of a Huia
egg at Te Papa, New Zealand; views hundreds of specimens of
deceased Galapagos tortoises and Xerces Blue butterflies in the
California Academy of Sciences; and pays his respects to the only
soft tissue remains of the Dodo in the world. Warm, wry and
thought-provoking, Gone shows that while each extinction story is
different, all can inform how we live in the future. Discover and
learn from the stories of the: Great Auk. A majestic flightless
seabird of the North Atlantic and the 'original penguin'.
Spectacled Cormorant. The 'ludicrous bird' from the remote islands
of the Bering Sea. Steller's Sea Cow. An incredible ten tonne
dugong with skin as furrowed as oak bark. Upland Moa. The
improbable birds and the one-time rulers of New Zealand. Huia. The
unique bird with two beaks and twelve precious tail feathers. South
Island Kokako. The 'orange-wattled crow', New Zealand's elusive
Grey Ghost. Xerces Blue. The gossamer-winged butterfly of the San
Francisco sand dunes. Pinta Island Tortoise. The slow-moving,
long-lived giant of the Galapagos Islands. Dodo. The superstar of
extinction. Schomburgk's Deer. A mysterious deer from the wide
floodplains of central Thailand. Ivell's Sea Anemone. A see-through
sea creature known only from southern England. A modern must-read
for anyone interested in protecting our earth and its incredible
wildlife, Gone is an evocative call to conserve what we have before
it is lost forever.
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