Carnivorous Nights - Softcover

Mittelbach Margaret, Crewdson Michael

3.86

432 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841957437 ISBN 13: 9781841957432

Publisher: Canongate Books, 2006

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The last known Tasmanian tiger died in Hobart Zoo in 1936. This sleek, carnivorous marsupial hasn't been seen (alive) since, and is considered to have been hunted to extinction. Smitten by an ancient stuffed tiger in their local Natural History Museum, Brooklyn naturalists Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson and their friend, artist Alexis Rockman, embark upon a treasure hunt to try and find surviving tigers in the Tasmanian jungle. The trio journey through Tasmania, encountering devils, wombats, fervent tiger hunters, bushrangers and Jurassic Park scientists. Illustrated with Rockman's artwork, originally crafted from organic materials picked up on the journey, this hugely engaging book vividly brings the tiger back to life, and recounts the story of a charming and hilarious expedition. The last known Tasmanian tiger died in Hobart Zoo in 1936. This sleek, carnivorous marsupial hasn't been seen (alive) since, and is considered to have been hunted to extinction. Smitten by an ancient stuffed tiger in their local Natural History Museum, Brooklyn naturalists Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson and their friend, artist Alexis Rockman, embark upon a treasure hunt to try and find surviving tigers in the Tasmanian jungle.The trio journey through Tasmania, encountering devils, wombats, fervent tiger hunters, bushrangers and Jurassic Park scientists. Illustrated with Rockman's artwork, originally crafted from organic materials picked up on the journey, this hugely engaging book vividly brings the tiger back to life, and recounts the story of a charming and hilarious expedition.

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Review:

..an excellent book that is part travel writing, part natural history and part environmental activism, with a tendency towards the poetic rather than the preachy. It is enlivened with humour and embellished with Rockman's strong and elegant illustrations. * * The Herald * * ..a magical mystery field trip through a Land-That-Time-Forgot landscape...Their wild, wisecracking search puts a smile on the face of the elusive tiger. * * The Times * * ..this colourful travelogue and informal zoology text..They capture the essence of the beast and discover its importance on the island. * * Independent on Sunday * * In its lightness of tone, Carnivorous Nights has an easy irreverence and is a spiky, enjoyable and slightly sad romp through one of the world's most interesting wild landscapes. * * The Metro * *

Synopsis:

A colourful, comical yet true account of the search for the near mythical Tasmanian Tiger. The last known Tasmanian Tiger died in Hobart Zoo in 1936. This sleek, carnivorous marsupial hasn't been seen (alive) since and is considered to have been hunted to extinction. But when Brooklyn naturalists Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson stumbled across an ancient stuffed tiger in their local Natural History museum, they were immediately smitten. With their friend, artist Alexis Rockman, they embarked upon a treasure hunt to try to find surviving tigers in the Tasmanian jungle. Journeying through the intoxicating landscape, they encountered Tasmanian devils and wombats, fervent tiger hunters and bushrangers, and scientists who could have come straight from Jurassic Park. Illustrated with Rockman's artwork - originally crafted from organic materials picked up on the journey - this hugely engaging book vividly brings the tiger back to life, and recounts the story of a charming and hilarious expedition.

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