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Extraordinary Animals Revisited Paperback – 6 Aug. 2007

by Karl Shuker (Author), Jonathan Downes (Foreword), Janet Bord (Foreword)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
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This delightful book is the long-awaited, greatly-expanded new edition of one of Dr Karl Shuker's much-loved early volumes, Extraordinary Animals Worldwide. It is a fascinating celebration of what used to be called romantic natural history, examining a dazzling diversity of animal anomalies, creatures of cryptozoology, and all manner of other thought-provoking zoological revelations and continuing controversies down through the ages of wildlife discovery. Handsomely supplemented by a vista of enchanting Victorian engravings to evoke the spirit of the period from which the inspiration for this book is drawn, Extraordinary Animals Revisited offers an enthralling introduction to a veritable menagerie of truly astonishing beasts: From singing dogs to serpent kings, pseudo-plesiosaurs to quasi-octopuses, hounds with two noses and birds with four wings, the Sandwell Valleygator and New Mexico's medicine wolf, cobras that crow and snake gods that dance, giant solifugids and rodent colossi, devil-birds and devil-pigs, furry woodpeckers and marsupial hummingbirds, archangel feathers and the scales of the Eden serpent, scorpion-stones and elephant-pearls, tales of the peacock's tail, parachuting palm civets, missing megapodes, blue rhinoceroses, glutinous globsters, anomalous aardvarks, a platypus from Colorado, man-sized spiders from the Congo, de Loys's lost Venezuelan ape, Margate's marine elephant, a flying hedgehog called Tizzie-Wizzie, a mellifluous mollusc called Molly, India's once (and future?) pink-headed duck, the squeaking deathshead, the vanquished bird-god of New Caledonia, and much much more - all waiting to amaze and amuse, a pageant of natural and unnatural history.
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  1. Print length
    328 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    cfz
  4. Publication date
    6 Aug. 2007
  5. Dimensions
    15.6 x 1.75 x 23.39 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1905723172
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1905723171
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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Robert P. Engl
5.0 out of 5 stars Love his books and journal articles
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2018
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It's a Shuker cryptozoology book. Don't really need to say anymore. Love his books and journal articles.Buy it.
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Swordflasher
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2016
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good book
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Rich J Wilson
4.0 out of 5 stars Updated version of what should be a zoological classic. Kindle edition can be hard work though.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 May 2015
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Dr Shuker's updated version of his classic work which continues his attempt to bridge the gap between zoology and cryptozoology.
What the author does best is work the middle ground, the examples of creatures which have resurfaced after supposed extinction, or the misidentified of one creature for another and in doing so builds the case that there might just be something in the more exotic examples.
That said, he never lets his passion for the more esoteric overcome his conscience when it comes to assessing the evidence. His knowledge and experience of "classic" zoology is the firm footing upon which he builds his case. As the leading expert in this borderland between accepted mainstream zoology and the fringes of cryptozoology this approach lends much needed gravitas to the quest for acceptance.

A word of caution on the kindle version
The transfer of text does not translate onto the older or more basic Kindle device well and requires some careful adjustment on each and every page to be able to read a complete line left to right. Even then the text is very small. This can be overcome to some degree on a tablet device (Ipad for example) where the page can be enlarged more specifically but this in itself does reduce the integrity of the text and it can appear fuzzy.
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Tony
5.0 out of 5 stars I have come to expect great things from Dr
Reviewed in the United States on 1 August 2017
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I have come to expect great things from Dr. Shuker and I have never been disappointed. After reading this book, that record still holds!
New information, follow ups, a writing style that does not talk down to anyone reading the information, and clear, concisely written opinions about the subject matter. Dr. Shuker sticks to the information on hand, and presents it as such. No embellishment, no added hype, and above all it is presented in such a manner that allows the reader to formulate their own opinion on the subject.
A HUGE amount of information is presented in this book, so much in fact that it took me much longer than usual to read it.
I would whole heartedly recommend this, and all of Dr. Shuker's revious books, to anyone who is even passively interested in Cryptozoology. This book has been worth every cent spent on it.
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A reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on 30 September 2010
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I love this book! Not only is it long, it has everything in it including Maltese Hammerhead Lizards, the history of the aardvark, feathered desert pythons, and volcano island megapodes. Plus, at the back of the book, there is a reference guide to articles and books. This is a superb cryptozoology book that the whole family can enjoy! (review written by my son, Will, age 10, who was the recipient of this book)
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Walter
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book
Reviewed in the United States on 24 December 2010
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Filled with great info on globsters and rare birds, but the best chapter details out the De Loys ape drama. Much new and exciting info, a great read.
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Jeffrey J Mellor
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor production
Reviewed in the United States on 17 May 2015
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Unreadable. The download looks like it came from a photocopied paperback as it occupies about a quarter of the screen.
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anunnaki
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 15 September 2014
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Interesting book.
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