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A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife: A Complete Guide to the Birds, Mammals and Natural History of the Antarctic (Hardcover)

by Hadoram Shirihai (Author), Brett Jarrett (Illustrator)

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Hardcover: 544 pages
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd; 2Rev Ed edition (30 Nov 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0713664061
ISBN-13: 978-0713664065
Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 17.6 x 3.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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fat Birder, March 30, 2005

'I made an impulsive decision to visit Antarctica for the first time in December 2007. In deciding which field guides to take with me, Harrison's Seabirds of the World seemed to be a vital tool, since for most of the trip we would be at sea. In addition, The Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica'(de la Pena & Rumboll) would adequately cover those areas where it was planned to make lanfdfall.

When I was offered a copy of Shirihai's second edition of Complete Guide To Antarctic Wildlife to examine, I had already returned from my cruise. However, the memories were still fresh, and I was intrigued to see what I'd missed by not considering this volume prior to the trip.

When this book arrived through my letterbox at home, I heard the thump of it landing on the floor from the other side of the house. That was a surprise! With relatively few bird species to cover, I'd expected the book to be quite small, as field guides go. Rather it was a large format (255 x 180 mm) book and heavy (1.5 kgs), with 540 pages giving a depth of 32 mm. Not a pocket book, therefore.

Shirihai's subject is greater than the simple Antarctic continent; the book covers all of the southern ocean, including all of the sub Antarctic islands, well beyond the limits of the Antarctic convergence. '

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' This is a brilliantly and copiously illustrated combination of field guide. handbook and travel guide'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly Comprehensive, 28 Feb 2009

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If you are going to this region primarily for the wildlife then this volume is indispensable. Your ship's library is likely to have a copy, but don't bank on it and if you have your own then you can browse at leisure in your cabin rather than fighting over the reference copy. It covers not only the wildlife of the Peninsula, but also of outlying islands likely to be visited on the way such as the Falklands and South Georgia. If you are visiting for the wildlife then stretching the budget to include these two islands is a must.
Other guides are much less comprehensive and may lead to misidentification of birds in particular as not all species are included - the variety of prions and petrels is not to be underestimated !

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