Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger

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Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger
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Packing an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, authors Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson take off with renowned artist Alexis Rockman on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. This mysterious, striped predator was once the worldâ€™s largest carnivorous marsupial. It had a pouch like a kangaroo and a jaw that opened impossibly wide to reveal terrifying choppers. Tragically, this rare and powerful animal was hunted into extinction in the early part of the twentieth century. Or was it?

Journeying first to the Australian mainland and then south to the wild island of Tasmania, these young naturalists brave a series of bizarre misadventures and uproarious wildlife encounters in their obsessive search for the long-lost beast.

From an ancient cave featuring an aboriginal painting of the tiger to a lab in Sydney where maverick scientists are trying to resurrect the animal through cloning, this intrepid trio comes face-to-face with blood-sucking land leeches and venomous bull ants, a misbehaving wallaby who invades their motel room, and a crew of flesh-eating, bone-crunching Tasmanian devils gorging on roadkill.

They bond with trappers, bushwackers, and wildlife experts who refuse to abandon the tiger hunt, despite the paucity of evidence. Sifting through local myths, bar-room banter, and historical accounts, these environmental detectives sweep readers into a world where platypusâ€™ swim, kangaroos roam, and a large predator with a pouch wasâ€“or perhaps still isâ€“queen of the jungle.

Filled with Alexis Rockmanâ€™s stunning drawings of flora and faunaâ€“-made from soil, wombat scat, and the artistâ€™s own bloodâ€“Carnivorous Nights is a hip and hilarious account of an unhinged safari, as well as a fascinating portrayal of a wildly unique part of the world.
Country USA
Brand Villard
Manufacturer Villard
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 90-24750
ReleaseDate 2005-04-05
EANs 9781400060023

Country	USA
Brand	Villard
Manufacturer	Villard
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	90-24750
ReleaseDate	2005-04-05
EANs	9781400060023

Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger

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