- Taschenbuch: 370 Seiten
- Verlag: Coachwhip Pubn (3. Januar 2012)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 161646108X
- ISBN-13: 978-1616461089
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 27,7 x 21,1 x 2,5 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 297.179 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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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.
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Beautiful, informative, wonderful book!
19. Januar 2012
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Thank you Dr. Shuker and Coachwhip for making this magnificent tome available! Long have I enjoyed Shuker's works, and this updated edition is awesome. The paperback book is loaded with full color photos, illustrations, and informative text. This book is a MUST for anyone interested in animal discoveries of the 20th and 21st centuries. For naturalists and animal lovers the book provides excellent data on discoveries like the okapi, komodo dragon and coelocanth. For hardcore cryptozoologists it demonstrates abundantly how much is still out there, waiting to be discovered. Get your copy today!
The new age of animal discovery
16. Mai 2012
Format:Taschenbuch
Whether you know a lot or a little about the animal world, if you have an interest in the area, this book is fascinating reading and a valuable addition to a collection. It deals with the discovery of "new" animals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish and intervertebrates - either new to science, or once thought extinct - selecting them on the basis of significance and interest. It's important to recognise that listing every newly classified creature would be an impossible task (and not very interesting either), so this book is comprehensive within its chosen parameters.
Dr. Karl Shuker has been an almost lone voice in compiling accounts of the discovery of elusive beasts for many years now. This large, almost telephone book-like volume begins by including a new foreword by fellow crytozoologist Loren Coleman, along with the introductions by Gerald and Lee Durrell that graced the previous editions. If you happen to own one of these - "The Lost Ark" or "The New Zoo" - I think you will still find this new book an essential purpose! It is a very different volume, featuring extensive rewriting, inclusions and deletions, and a whole new section for "New and Rediscovered Animals of the 21st Century."
The basic format is chronological, with a detailed account of each creature, often accompanied by a picture: the many colour illustrations make this a handsome volume. Shuker writes in a way that is at once very readable and also reflects his enormous knowledge of the field, recounting these diverse tales of curious creatures with obvious delight. He has been very thorough from 1900 until the present: from Okapis to Onzas, Giant Tortoises to Megamouth Sharks, the Dingiso and the Saola, to the Bornean Clouded Leopard and the Kha-nyou, they're all here.
In a time when worldwide biodiversity is at the most extreme risk ever, this is a timely, fascinating reminder of what we stand to lose, and also how wonderful it is to have wild things left to discover!
Dr. Karl Shuker has been an almost lone voice in compiling accounts of the discovery of elusive beasts for many years now. This large, almost telephone book-like volume begins by including a new foreword by fellow crytozoologist Loren Coleman, along with the introductions by Gerald and Lee Durrell that graced the previous editions. If you happen to own one of these - "The Lost Ark" or "The New Zoo" - I think you will still find this new book an essential purpose! It is a very different volume, featuring extensive rewriting, inclusions and deletions, and a whole new section for "New and Rediscovered Animals of the 21st Century."
The basic format is chronological, with a detailed account of each creature, often accompanied by a picture: the many colour illustrations make this a handsome volume. Shuker writes in a way that is at once very readable and also reflects his enormous knowledge of the field, recounting these diverse tales of curious creatures with obvious delight. He has been very thorough from 1900 until the present: from Okapis to Onzas, Giant Tortoises to Megamouth Sharks, the Dingiso and the Saola, to the Bornean Clouded Leopard and the Kha-nyou, they're all here.
In a time when worldwide biodiversity is at the most extreme risk ever, this is a timely, fascinating reminder of what we stand to lose, and also how wonderful it is to have wild things left to discover!
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