ON THE TRACK OF UNKNOWN ANIMALS

by Bernard Heuvelmans ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

This is a Book of Wonders. Written by a brilliant young French naturalist and anthropologist, ably translated by Richard Garnett and with an introduction by Gerald Durrell, one of England's foremost scientists, it tells of ""unknown"" animals, living and dead, seen and unseen, of all kinds in all parts of the world, of their history, descent and habitat, their discovery (or lack of it), their probable or known nature and appearance. Pygmies and giants, dragons, the Abominable Snowman (subject of one of the best and most enlightening chapters), serpents, giant sloths, spider-monkeys like men, bats, insects, ""living"" fossils from the familiar horseshoe crab to the amazing Coelacanth -- these and endless other creatures, all surveyed with proper scientific scepticism, live in this amazing and fascinating book. Incredibly well documented, copiously illustrated and vividly written, this book should appeal to professional and amateur naturalists and anthropologists and to literate readers of widely varying interests. It is a book of some length and weight, which may deter the casual reader, but it should find a substantial and steady audience- particularly in public and scientific libraries.

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ISBN: 0710304986

Page Count: -

Publisher: Hill & Wang

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1959

Categories: NONFICTION