Mammals of Madagascar: A Complete Guide - by Nick Garbutt (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This practical, informative and beautifully illustrated guide to the unique mammal fauna of Madagascar covers all 184 native species of mammal found on the island, including several newly-described species. It is illustrated in full colour throughout, and features a useful section detailing the best mammal-watching sites on Madagascar.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This title is a reduced format <b>field guide</b> adaptation of the highly acclaimed Pica Press book Mammals of Madagascar. Madagascar has a unique mammal fauna. <b>Of the 184 species, at least 103 are found nowhere else on earth</b>.<br>It is best known for its 33 species of lemur, but there are also a<br>great variety of tenrecs, bats, rodents, viverrids and mongooses. As<br>the only mammal taxa present on Madagascar, these groups have<br>demonstrated remarkable adaptive radiation, giving rise to some of the<br>most remarkable species in the world, such as the witch-like Aye-aye, <br>the elegant Fosa and the bizarre Hedgehog Tenrecs. Anyone interested in<br>mammals will hope to explore Madagascar's extraordinary assemblage of<br>species, and this is the perfect identification guide for the island.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"'Photographs that could grace a glossy coffee-table book are matched with authoritative, up-to-date text in a guide small enough to pop in your backpack... If you are a natural-history buff who dreams of seeing this amazing island, Garbutt just might tip you off the couch and stir you into action.'" --<i>BBC Wildlife (May 2007)</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Nick Garbutt is Britain's best-known and most popular authority on<br>Madagascar's wildlife. He has observed almost all of Madagascar's<br>mammals in the wild - a claim only a handful of others can make. He is<br>also a talented artist and wildlife photographer.</p>
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