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The Encyclopaedia of New and Rediscovered Animals (Hardcover): Karl Shuker The Encyclopaedia of New and Rediscovered Animals (Hardcover)
Karl Shuker
R1,461 Discovery Miles 14 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

At the beginning of the 20th century, scientists and laymen alike appear to have been peculiarly confident that the world had been thoroughly explored and most of its creatures named and documented. Few, if any, large animals still awaited discovery. The scientific unveiling of the giraffe-like okapi in 1901 was one of the earliest of this century's discoveries to shake this belief. But many consider it to be the last great find, and view the rediscovery of extinct animals to be as likely as the alchemic conversion of iron into gold. Since 1901, however, a whole host of new and rediscovered creatures has turned up to contradict these views-including a giant 7-ft-long forest hog from Africa, a colossal Indonesian monitor lizard called the Komodo dragon, the lobe-finned coelacanth fish resurrected from 64 million years of supposed extinction, the incredible megamouth shark, deep-sea tube-dwelling worms over 8 ft tall with huge red tentacles resembling strange alien flowers, plus the extraordinary Vu Quang ox and giant barking deer both discovered in Vietnam during the 1990s. And discoveries continue to be made today, in the 21st century-ranging diversely and dramatically from giant peccaries and zombie worms to an entire new suborder of insects known as the gladiators, a veritable jungle of new monkeys, and an extraordinary chameleonesque snake. And nor can we possibly forget the sensational rediscovery in North America of the near-legendary, supposedly long-extinct ivory-billed woodpecker. The Encyclopaedia of New and Rediscovered Animals is the third, wholly-updated edition of the very first-and still the definitive-book to be devoted to the spectacular zoological discoveries and equally amazing rediscoveries of the 20th century, which attracted international acclaim and exemplary reviews following its original publication in 1993 (when it was entitled The Lost Ark), and its subsequent republication in 2002 as an updated, greatly-expanded second edition (entitled The New Zoo). This latest edition also contains an in-depth survey of the 21st century's most celebrated discoveries and rediscoveries made during its first decade, plus an exhaustive, significantly-increased bibliography, as well as the only comprehensive collection of colour and b/w illustrations of these spectacular animal species ever published (including new, previously-unpublished photographs, and several exclusive, specially-commissioned full-colour paintings). Unquestionably, The Encyclopaedia of New and Rediscovered Animals provides good reason indeed for believing that our world continues to holds many more animal surprises in store for future revelation.

Muirhead's Mysteries - 2009 - 2010 Leaves from a Fortean Zoologist's Notebook Volume One (Paperback): Richard Muirhead Muirhead's Mysteries - 2009 - 2010 Leaves from a Fortean Zoologist's Notebook Volume One (Paperback)
Richard Muirhead; Foreword by Karl Shuker
R489 Discovery Miles 4 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Tasmanian Tiger - Extinct or Extant? (Paperback): Rebecca Lang The Tasmanian Tiger - Extinct or Extant? (Paperback)
Rebecca Lang; Foreword by Karl Shuker; Michael Williams
R541 Discovery Miles 5 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Journal of Cryptozoology - Volume FOUR (Paperback): Karl Shuker The Journal of Cryptozoology - Volume FOUR (Paperback)
Karl Shuker
R322 Discovery Miles 3 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Menagerie of Marvels (Paperback): Karl Shuker The Menagerie of Marvels (Paperback)
Karl Shuker
R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cfz Expedition Report - India 2010 (Paperback): Richard Freeman Cfz Expedition Report - India 2010 (Paperback)
Richard Freeman; Foreword by Karl Shuker
R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Predator Deathmatch (Paperback): Nick Molloy Predator Deathmatch (Paperback)
Nick Molloy; Foreword by Karl Shuker
R497 Discovery Miles 4 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Throughout human history gladiators have fought in various arenas for the enjoyment of others. Yet even the greatest of human champions would last mere seconds against some of nature's nightmares. Few people would fail to recognise the killing capability of a great white shark. However, is it without peer? Does it have anything to fear from any of the ocean's other predators? Similarly, few people would doubt the killing capability of the legendary Tyrannosaurus rex, but could it eat any dinosaur it came across? If it had lived in another place and at another time, would T. Rex have ended up being lunch for something else? Predator Deathmatch is the first book ever to study apex predators and actually pose the question of who is/was the ultimate predator by pitting them against each other. The author has carefully profiled each contender with a mixture of historical data, information from the fossil record and current observations of wild animal behaviour. He whets our appetites with a big fight build-up prior to a fictional description of the clash itself between two apex predators. Clashes include Great White Shark vs. Killer Whale, Polar Bear vs. Siberian Tiger and T. Rex vs. the prehistoric Supercroc, to name but a few. Each chapter presents the available facts and then opines to settle the score. Informative, educational and thoroughly entertaining, Predator Deathmatch presents the reader with the facts, the myths, and the conjecture on these mighty predators. Forget Muhammad Ali; open the page and find out who really is the greatest of all time

Cfz Expedition Report - Russia 2008 (Paperback): Richard Freeman Cfz Expedition Report - Russia 2008 (Paperback)
Richard Freeman; Foreword by Karl Shuker; Edited by Jonathan Downes
R544 Discovery Miles 5 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Centre for Fortean Zoology CFZ] is the only professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. Since 1992, the CFZ has carried out an unparalleled programme of research and investigation all over the world. In June 2008, a five-person team Russia in search of the almasty or wild man. It was a gruelling journey and expedition leader Richard Freeman nearly died twice. Here, for the first time, is their story...With an introduction by Jonathan Downes and forward by Dr. Karl Shuker

Star Steeds and Other Dreams (Paperback, New): Karl Shuker Star Steeds and Other Dreams (Paperback, New)
Karl Shuker
R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Today, Dr Karl Shuker is a world-renowned author on cryptozoology and animal mythology, with over a dozen books and countless articles to his name, but long before his first book on such subjects had been published he was already a prolific poet. Yet in stark contrast to his continuing output of scientific writings, his poetry has remained largely unseen by the outside world only his family, friends, and selected colleagues have ever read any of his very sizeable collection of poems until now. At last, after having been hidden away for many years in a couple of dusty folders, a rich selection of Dr Shuker s poems has finally been compiled, enabling the CFZ Press to present this world-exclusive to his many fans and poetry readers in general. Just as his non-fiction writings have documented a wide range of subjects, so too do Dr Shuker s verses from the wonders of the natural world, and the mysteries of other worlds far beyond our comprehension, to deeply personal recollections and contemplations of his past, present, and future, his faith in God, and also a series of poems written especially for children.

In the Wake of Bernard Heuvelmans (Paperback, New): Karl Shuker In the Wake of Bernard Heuvelmans (Paperback, New)
Karl Shuker; Michael A Woodley
R451 Discovery Miles 4 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Ever since humankiind first ventured out onto the oceans, sailors came back with stories of sea monsters. For two hundred years, scientists have been attempting to classify these 'creatures' within an acceptable zoological frame of reference. The most important of these was produced by Professor Bernard Heuvelmans half a century ago. Michael Woodley, takes a look at Heuvelmans' classification model, re-examines it in the light of new discoveries in palaeontology and ichthyology over the past fifty years, and reaches some astounding conclusions.

Cfz Expedition Report - Gambia 2006 (Paperback): The Centre For Fortean Zoology Cfz Expedition Report - Gambia 2006 (Paperback)
The Centre For Fortean Zoology; Introduction by Jonathan Downes; Foreword by Karl Shuker
R561 Discovery Miles 5 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Centre for Fortean Zoology CFZ] is the only professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. Since 1992, the CFZ has carried out an unparalleled programme of research and investigation all over the world. In July 2006, The J.T.Downes memorial Gambia Expedition 2006 - a six-person team - Chris Moiser, Richard Freeman, Chris Clarke, Oll Lewis, Lisa Dowley and Suzi Marsh went to the Gambia, West Africa. They went in search of a dragon-like creature, known to the natives as Ninki Nanka, which has terrorized the tiny African state for generations, and has reportedly killed people as recently as the 1990s. They also went to dig up part of a beach where an amateur naturalist claims to have buried the carcass of a mysterious fifteen foot sea monster named 'Gambo', and they sought to find the Armitage's Skink (Chalcides armitagei) - a tiny lizard first described in 1922 and only rediscovered in 1989. Here, for the first time, is their story.... With an introduction by Jonathan Downes and forward by Dr. Karl Shuker.

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