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Tasmanian Tiger : The Tragic Tale of How the World Lost Its Most
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- Book Title
- Tasmanian Tiger : The Tragic Tale of How the World Lost Its Most
- ISBN
- 9780801879524
- Subject Area
- Nature, Science
- Publication Name
- Tasmanian Tiger : the Tragic Tale of How the World Lost Its Most Mysterious Predator
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Subject
- Animals / Big Cats, Animals / General, Life Sciences / Biology, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Item Weight
- 7.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 228 Pages
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Once the world's largest marsupial predator, the doglike Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) ranged across Australia and as far north as New Guinea. After humans introduced dingoes to the area 4,000 years ago, the misnamed tiger was driven to extinction everywhere except the island of Tasmania. With the arrival of European settlers there in the 1800s, however, its days became numbered. Unsubstantiated tales of its blood-thirst and its unnaturally savage attacks on sheep led to the creation of extermination societies and ultimately to the introduction of a law in 1886 that mandated the destruction of the species. Hunted indiscriminately for fifty years, Tasmanian tigers were granted a reprieve in 1936, when the government was persuaded to protect the species. But it was too late: the last specimen died in a Hobart zoo two months later. In Tasmanian Tiger, David Owen tells the tragic story of the thylacine, from its evolutionary origins and its physical and behavioral characteristics to its ill-fated encounter with European civilization and the ongoing fascination with the Tassie Tiger as a potent symbol of wildlife conservation. Elegantly written and full of interesting facts and first-hand stories from those who saw the animal in the wild, Tasmanian Tiger offers a compelling account of how fear and ignorance doomed an entire species over the course of a century. And in recounting numerous recent sightings of the thylacine in Tasmania, Owen explores the power that this once-despised creature continues to hold on the imagination today. Indeed, as described in this book, serious efforts are being undertaken to bring back the Tasmanian tiger through cloning, a controversialproject that raises a number of ethical questions for scientists and conservationists everywhere. For both those familiar with the thylacine and those discovering this remarkable animal for the first time, Tasmanian Tiger is a poignant cautionary tale of human folly and the fragility of the natural world.
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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801879523
ISBN-13
9780801879524
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30468110
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Tasmanian Tiger : the Tragic Tale of How the World Lost Its Most Mysterious Predator
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Animals / Big Cats, Animals / General, Life Sciences / Biology, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Science
Number of Pages
228 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
7.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2003-021675
Lc Classification Number
Ql737.M336o83 2004
Reviews
''This is the message that clearly runs throughout David Owen's absorbing chronicle of the once and future thylacine, recounting in fact-filled but never dry or wordy detail about the discovery and destruction of this remarkable species, and documenting the amazingly sparse extent of knowledge concerning it that was gleaned before it was lost to science, and the world, almost 70 years ago.'' -- Fortean Times, "Documents the Tasmanian tiger from an evolutionary as well as a historical perspective to scrub away some of the mysticism surrounding the animal and shore up its legacy with facts."-- Science News, "I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in understanding some of the attitudes that influence conservation issues, learning about unusual animals, and finding out how we might do a better job for our wildlife in the future. Before our grandchildren actually share the world with Tasmanian tigers, many tough questions will have to be asked and answered."--Whit Gibbons, Tuscaloosa News, "Drawing on newspapers, government reports, ships' logs, and interviews with Tasmanians old enough to have seen a thylacine, Owen tells the tale and seeks to explain this rush towards extinction."-- Times Literary Supplement, "The book is well worth acquiring, especially for readers seeking a broad overview of thylacines." -- Aleta Quinn and Don E. Wilson, Journal of Mammology, "This is the message that clearly runs throughout David Owen's absorbing chronicle of the once and future thylacine, recounting in fact-filled but never dry or wordy detail about the discovery and destruction of this remarkable species, and documenting the amazingly sparse extent of knowledge concerning it that was gleaned before it was lost to science, and the world, almost 70 years ago."-- Fortean Times, "Recounting in fact-filled but never dry or wordy detail about the discovery and destruction of this remarkable species. "-- Fortean Times
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Decimal
599.2/7
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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