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Laddar... Lonesome George: The Life and Loves of a Conservation Iconav Henry Nicholls
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. My fave fave FAVE book ever. That is because I am bias with my love for all things Giant Tortoise related, particularly George, my man George :) ( ) Henry Nicholls makes the investigation of Lonesome George's subspecies one of the most interesting topics I can think of. The tone of this book is engaging, very funny at times, and really highlights the fact that this is a very important mission, not only for George, but for the conservation of rare species all over the world. Le isole Galapagos sono diventate l'habitat naturale delle famose tartarughe giganti: più di dieci specie diverse, nove delle quali si sono evolute in totale isolamento. George il solitario, ultimo esemplare della sua specie, è diventato l'icona mondiale della conservazione della biodiversità. Quale è stata la storia di George? inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Lonesome George is a 5ft long, 200lb tortoise aged between 60 and 200. In 1971 he was discovered on the remote Galapagos island of Pinta, from which tortoises had supposedly been exterminated by greedy whalers and seal hunters. He has been at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz island ever since, on the off-chance that scientific ingenuity will conjure up a way of reproducing him and resurrecting his species. Meanwhile a million tourists and dozens of baffled scientists have looked on as the celebrity reptile shows not a jot of interest in the female company provided. Today, Lonesome George has come to embody the mystery, complexity and fragility of the unique Galapagos archipelago. His story echoes the challenges of conservation worldwide; it is a story of Darwin, sexual dysfunction, adventure on the high seas, cloning, DNA fingerprinting and eco-tourism. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Google Books — Laddar... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)597.9246Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Cold-blooded vertebrates, fishes Reptilia ; Reptiles TurtlesKlassifikation enligt LCBetygMedelbetyg:
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