Peter Tyson: Madagascar: The Eighth Continent

Cover: 9781841624419 | Madagascar: The Eighth Continent | Peter Tyson | Taschenbuch | 2013

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Madagascar is a land where lizards scream and monkey-like lemurs sing songs of inexpressible beauty. It is a place where creatures you may never have heard of—fossa and tenrecs, vangas and aye ayes—thrive in a true ‘Lost World’ along with bizarre plants like the octopus tree and the three-cornered palm. And where the ancestors of the Malagasy, as the island’s people are known, come alive in rollicking ceremonies known as “turning the bones.” Join Peter Tyson on a diverting odyssey with four scientists investigating the fascinating natural and cultural mysteries of this extraordinary land.

Über den Autor

By Peter Tyson

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Author’s Note

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Russell A. Mittermeier

Preface

Map

Introduction. Puts Madagascar in context, both geographically and historically.

Part I: Deep into a Primordial Land: The Perfumed Isle.

Part II: Deep into a Primordial Land: The Spiny Desert

Herpetologist Chris Raxworthy’s studies of reptiles and amphibians in Madagascar.

Part III: Search for the Pygmy Hippo.

Paleoecologist Dave Burney’s groundbreaking studies of past environments in Madagascar. The setting is Anjohibe.

Part IV: The Most Beautiful Enigma in the World.

Archeologist Bob Dewar is trying to find out who the first Malagasy were, including when, how, and why they arrived. Peter Tyson tries to find out who the Malagasy are today. Set in the vanilla-growing country of northeast Madagascar near Sambava.

Part V: Island of Dreams.

Can Madagascar be saved? Primatologist and conservationist Patricia Wright attacks the problem at a rainforest national park known as Ranomafana, where she is perfecting a model for conservation. Set in the mountain jungle in the southeast of Madagascar, just off the High Plateau.

Epilogue

Chronicles a single day in Madagascar, with personal experiences and anecdotes.

Glossary. Source Notes. Bibliography. Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Importe
Produktart:	Reiseberichte
Region:	Afrika
Rubrik:	Reisen
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781841624419
ISBN-10:	1841624411
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Tyson, Peter
Hersteller:	Bradt Guides Bradt Travel Guides
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	198 x 128 x 32 mm
Von/Mit:	Peter Tyson
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.01.2013
Gewicht:	0,497 kg