Tasmanian tiger : the tragic tale of how the world lost its most mysterious predator
Owen, David, 1956-2004
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Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
Collation:
xii, 228 p. : ill., maps ; 21cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Thylacine. Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220)Originally published Thylacine : the tragic tale of the Tasmanian tiger. Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2003.
Contents:
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 What's in a name? -- 2 In the beginning: evolution -- 3 At the end: extinction -- 4 'Pathetically little is known' -- 5 A rugged and determined front -- 6 Before the fall: Trowenna -- 7 A land in need of taming -- 8 Tall tales, tiger men and bounties -- 9 'Them bloody useless things' -- 10 A bad finish: 7 September 1936 -- 11 A lost object of awe -- 12 We wake up too late -- 13 The tiger in commerce and art -- 14 Beating a seventy-year hiccup: cloning -- 15 Sightings and the science of survival -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.
ISBN:
0801879523 (hardcover alk paper)
Dewey class:
599.27599.2
LC class:
QL737.M336
Language:
English
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BRN:
218214
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Animals | 599.2 OWE | Available |