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Packing an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, authors Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson take off with renowned artist Alexis Rockman on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. This mysterious, striped predator was once the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial. It had a pouch like a kangaroo and a jaw that opened impossibly wide to reveal terrifying choppers. Tragically, this rare...
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Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary, posing as a scientist sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger's genetic material, Martin proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family, becoming increasingly close to them. However, as his attachment grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly...
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"When animals die out, the last survivor is called an endling. Discover the moving story of the last Tasmanian tiger, how it came to extinction, and the scientists who cared for and studied it. Finally, learn what can be done to protect our incredible wildlife. This book includes a table of contents, glossary of keywords, index, author biography, sidebars, and info about other animals on the brink of extinction"--
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This arresting and beautiful picture book from Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks pictures the Tasmanian tiger, wild in the wilderness, then shows the last known member of the species held captive in a zoo. It is a lament for a lost species, and a compelling evocation of the place of animals in Nature.
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Because they have evolved in isolation for millions of years, island life forms often show characteristics seen nowhere else on Earth. Segments cover plants and animals of the Galapagos, Indonesia, and Tasmania. As students travel the Southern Hemisphere and encounter its wide variety of life forms, they get compelling clues to how species and traits develop over time.
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