Chasing Kangaroos: A Continent, a Scientist, and a Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Creature - Brossura

Flannery, Tim

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0802143717 ISBN 13: 9780802143716

Casa editrice: Grove Pr, 2008

Riassunto

The acclaimed naturalist and author of The Weather Makers celebrates his native Australia and one of its most extraordinary creatures as he crisscrosses the continent to look at how the kangaroo both shapes and is shaped by its environment, looks at Australia's natural history and habitats, and traces the evolution of the kangaroo. Reprint.

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In his most personal book yet, Tim Flannery, the internationally acclaimed author of"The Weather Makers," draws on three decades of travel, research, and field work to craft a love letter to his native land and one of its most unique and beloved inhabitants: the kangaroo. Crisscrossing the continent, Flannery shows us how the destiny of this extraordinary creature is inseparable from the environment that created it. Along the way he uses encounters with ancient aboriginal cultures and eccentric fossil hunters, farmers and scientists, kangaroo advocates and kangaroo hunters, to explore how Australia's deserts and rain forests have shaped human responses to the continent--and how kangaroos have evolved to handle the resulting challenges. Ultimately, "Chasing Kangaroos"is a captivating blend of memoir, travel, natural history, and evolutionary science--and further proof of Flannery's "offhand interdisciplinary brilliance" ("Entertainment Weekly").

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Grove Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0802143717
• ISBN 13: 9780802143716
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 258
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile