Vanishing treasures : a bestiary of extraordinary endangered creatures
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Main Flagstaff Public Library - New Books | 591.68 R941v | On Order |
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Format
New-Book
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Street Date
2411
Language
English
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"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain as The Golden Mole by Faber & Faber Ltd, in 2022."
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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction.
Consider the seahorse: couples mate for life and meet each morning for a dance, pirouetting and changing colors before going their separate ways, to dance again the next day. The American wood frog survives winter by allowing itself to freeze solid, its heartbeat slowing until it stops altogether. Come spring, the heart kick-starts itself spontaneously back to life. As for the lemur, it lives in matriarchal troops led by an alpha female (it’s not unusual for female ring-tailed lemurs to slap males across the face when they become aggressive). Whenever they are cold or frightened, they group together in what’s known as a lemur ball, paws and tails intertwined, to form a furry mass as big as a bicycle wheel.
But each of these extraordinary animals is endangered or holds a sub-species that is endangered. This urgent, inspiring book of essays dedicated to 23 unusual and underappreciated creatures is a clarion call insisting that we look at the world around us with new eyes—to see the magic of the animals we live among, their unknown histories and capabilities, and above all how lucky we are to tread the same ground as such vanishing treasures.,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rundell, K., & Baldwin, T. (2024). Vanishing treasures: a bestiary of extraordinary endangered creatures . Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rundell, Katherine and Talya Baldwin. 2024. Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rundell, Katherine and Talya Baldwin. Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures Doubleday, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rundell, Katherine,, and Talya Baldwin. Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures Doubleday, 2024.
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