- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd (19 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1841957437
- ISBN-13: 978-1841957432
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.6 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #6 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Australia & New Zealand > Australia > Tasmania
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"The quixotic quest at the heart of Carnivorous Nights is more than just endearing and engrossing, it's inspiring." JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER "Alexis Rockman and the thylacine are two of the most fascinating critters that have ever prowled the woods of Tasmania or the galleries and basketball courts of New York. Put them together, and you're off on a roaring adventure." DAVID QUAMMEN author of The Song of the Dodo: Biogeography in the age of extinctions"
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A colourful, comical yet true account of the search for the near mythical Tasmanian Tiger. The last known Tasmanian Tiger died in Hobart Zoo in 1936. This sleek, carnivorous marsupial hasn't been seen (alive) since and is considered to have been hunted to extinction. But when Brooklyn naturalists Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson stumbled across an ancient stuffed tiger in their local Natural History museum, they were immediately smitten. With their friend, artist Alexis Rockman, they embarked upon a treasure hunt to try to find surviving tigers in the Tasmanian jungle. Journeying through the intoxicating landscape, they encountered Tasmanian devils and wombats, fervent tiger hunters and bushrangers, and scientists who could have come straight from Jurassic Park. Illustrated with Rockman's artwork - originally crafted from organic materials picked up on the journey - this hugely engaging book vividly brings the tiger back to life, and recounts the story of a charming and hilarious expedition.
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Three New Yorkers v Tasmania,
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This review is from: Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger (Paperback)
Everybody knows the bare essentials of Australian wildlife- the kangaroo, koala, cockatoo and so on. But far more interesting is the tale of the Thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger, the last known specimen of which died in a zoo seventy years ago. This book is the story of three Americans who went to Tasmania to try to track down the Thylacine and its devotees. Part travelogue, part natural history, it's also a tribute to the people of Tasmania, who generally come out as far more wily and well-adjusted than the Manhattanite authors. That said, the feeling for the ecology of Tasmania is genuine, as is the sense that as with any part of the world, environmental issues are never solved easily and to everybody's satisfaction, and sometimes there isn't a happy ending.
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the taz in tasmania,
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This review is from: Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger (Hardcover)
Having been down under I always wondered about the old tassie tiger & whether it was actually out there... sadly it would seem not. Nevertheless MMs account of her Van Dieman's Land adventure is v.enjoyable, but sadly the closest anyone will get to the thylacine is holding a bottle of Cascade lager ( poor old TT is the logo ). Fair dinkum.
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tasmanian tiger,
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This review is from: Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger (Hardcover)
This is the story of 3 naieve and starry eyed Americans who travel to Tasmania to try and find the legendary tasmanian tiger. It is generally accepted the tiger is extinct but the intrepid trio travel the length and breadth of the territory to try and uncover some evidence of its existance.The authors give an interesting and perceptive view of life in Tasmania and give excellent descriptions of mammals that only exist there eg.the devil,little blue penguins,echidna,native hen,the eastern quoll and others. The accompanying sketches of mammals in grey and white by the third member of the group are not to my liking but some people may appreciate them.
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