Nick Garbutt: Mammals of Madagascar. A Complete Guide


Viltfotografen Nick Garbutt med en föräldralös lemurunge på axeln i nationalparken Tsimanampetsotsa, november 2009. Garbutt har besökt Madagaskar ett 25-tal gånger under de senaste 20 åren. Under denna period har han ägnat sig åt att dokumentera den ovanliga faunan på ön och han har bl a gjort program för BBC.
Foto: NICK GARBUTT/BARCROFT MEDIA
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This title is a reduced format field guide adaptation of the highly acclaimed Pica Press book Mammals of Madagascar. Madagascar has a unique mammal fauna. Of the 184 species, at least 103 are found nowhere else on earth.
It is best known for its 33 species of lemur, but there are also a great variety of tenrecs, bats, rodents, viverrids and mongooses. As the only mammal taxa present on Madagascar, these groups have demonstrated remarkable adaptive radiation, giving rise to some of the most remarkable species in the world, such as the witch-like Aye-aye,
the elegant Fosa and the bizarre Hedgehog Tenrecs. Anyone interested in mammals will hope to explore Madagascar's extraordinary assemblage of species, and this is the perfect identification guide for the island.

Boktitel: Mammals of Madagascar. A Complete Guide
Författare: Nick Garbutt
Bokförlag: Bloomsbury

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