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Author : Jolyon C. Parish
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780253000996
The most comprehensive book to date about these two famously extinct birds.
Author : Alan Grihault
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Extinct birds
ISBN : 999033630X
Author : Hugh Edwin Strickland,Alexander Gordon Melville
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Science
ISBN : BL:A0019953493
This volume by Strickland, an English ornithologist, and Mitchell, a physician, reconstructs the habits of the extinct dodo and related birds.. Since physical remains were so few, they also relied on contemporary paintings by artists such as Roelandt Savery, many of which are reproduced in this book.
Author : Anthony Cheke,Julian P. Hume
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781408108826
The Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean - Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues - were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles. Evolving on these isolated volcanic islands in the absence of mammalian predators or competitors, the land was dominated by giant tortoises, parrots, skinks and geckos, burrowing boas, flightless rails & herons, and of course (in Mauritius) the Dodo. Uninhabited and only discovered in the 1500s, colonisation by European settlers in the 1600s led to dramatic changes in the ecology of the islands; the birds and tortoises were slaughtered indiscriminately while introduced rats, cats, pigs and monkeys destroyed their eggs, the once-extensive forests logged, and invasive introduced plants from all over the tropics devastated the ecosystem. The now-familiar icon of extinction, the Dodo, was gone from Mauritius within 50 years of human settlement, and over the next 150 years many of the Mascarenes' other native vertebrates followed suit. The product of over 30 years research by Anthony Cheke, Lost Land of the Dodo provides a comprehensive yet hugely enjoyable account of the story of the islands' changing ecology, interspersed with human stories, the islands' biogeographical anomalies, and much else. Many French publications, old and new, especially for Réunion, are discussed and referenced in English for the first time. The book is richly illustrated with maps and contemporary illustrations of the animals and their environment, many of which have rarely been reprinted before. Illustrated box texts look in detail at each extinct vertebrate species, while Julian Hume's superb colour plates bring many of the extinct birds to life. Lost Land of the Dodo provides the definitive account of this tragic yet remarkable fauna, and is a must-read for anyone interested in islands, their ecology and the history of our relationship with the world around us.
Author : Alan Grihault
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Dodo
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122948933
It took less than a hundred years of human influence in Mauritius to wipe out the Dodo. The delicate balance of nature was suddenly tipped and became a threat to the survival of the Dodo, which had reigned supreme on this island for thousands of years. For nearly two hundred years after its extinction, the Dodo was forgotten, and there were some doubts as to whether it actually lived at all. It seemed that these strange birds had only been part of the imagination and exaggeration of sailors. Today, the once remote island of Mauritius is home top over a million people of European, African, Indian and Chinese origin. It can boast of being one of the most stable democratic countries in the world and it is host to thousands of tourists who find shops full of Dodos in many forms, shapes and sizes. Yet, there is an unfortunate lack of information about this island's unique national icon. This book allows the reader to examine various eyewitness writings, drawings, paintings and skeletal remains, which depict the Dodo as it actually was, and helps us to understand how it was driven to extinction. It also traces what happened after the final demise of the bird, and how worldwide evidence was pieced together to provide a reasonable idea of how the Dodo lived and died.--Back cover.
Author : HUGH EDWIN. STRICKLAND
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033144347
Author : Robert Loy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1076755712
(This is the large print edition of Reunion Solitaire.) Sixteen-year-old Robb Shedd thought he had all he could handle just trying to get through his last year of high school and work up enough nerve to ask Janie McLain to the dance. Then a dodo waddled into his life. Yep, one of those awkward, ugly birds extinct for 300 years. This is not a responsibility Robb wants or is ready for. By the time he realizes just what a miracle he has, sinister forces - a top-secret government organization and a greedy older sister - are conspiring to take the bird away from Robb. Has the dodo come back from extinction only to die out once more?
Author : Julian P. Hume
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 797 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472937452
A comprehensive review of the hundreds of bird species that have become extinct over the last 1,000 years of habitat degradation, over-hunting and rat introduction. Extinct Birds has become the standard text on this subject, covering both familiar icons of extinction as well as more obscure birds, some known from just one specimen or from travellers' tales. This second edition is expanded to include dozens of new species, as more are constantly added to the list, either through extinction or through new subfossil discoveries. The book is the result of decades of research into literature and museum drawers, as well as caves and subfossil deposits, which often reveal birds long-gone that disappeared without ever being recorded by scientists while they lived. From Great Auks, Carolina Parakeets and Dodos to the amazing yet almost completely vanished bird radiations of Hawaii and New Zealand via rafts of extinction in the Pacific and elsewhere, this book is both a sumptuous reference and astounding testament to humanity's devastating impact on wildlife.
Author : H E (Hugh Edwin) 1811-185 Strickland
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297533933
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Author : Hugh Edwin Strickland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:604804740
Author : Anthony Cheke,Julian P. Hume
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781408133057
The Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean - Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues - were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles. Evolving on these isolated volcanic islands in the absence of mammalian predators or competitors, the land was dominated by giant tortoises, parrots, skinks and geckos, burrowing boas, flightless rails & herons, and of course (in Mauritius) the Dodo. Uninhabited and only discovered in the 1500s, colonisation by European settlers in the 1600s led to dramatic changes in the ecology of the islands; the birds and tortoises were slaughtered indiscriminately while introduced rats, cats, pigs and monkeys destroyed their eggs, the once-extensive forests logged, and invasive introduced plants from all over the tropics devastated the ecosystem. The now-familiar icon of extinction, the Dodo, was gone from Mauritius within 50 years of human settlement, and over the next 150 years many of the Mascarenes' other native vertebrates followed suit. The product of over 30 years research by Anthony Cheke, Lost Land of the Dodo provides a comprehensive yet hugely enjoyable account of the story of the islands' changing ecology, interspersed with human stories, the islands' biogeographical anomalies, and much else. Many French publications, old and new, especially for Réunion, are discussed and referenced in English for the first time. The book is richly illustrated with maps and contemporary illustrations of the animals and their environment, many of which have rarely been reprinted before. Illustrated box texts look in detail at each extinct vertebrate species, while Julian Hume's superb colour plates bring many of the extinct birds to life. Lost Land of the Dodo provides the definitive account of this tragic yet remarkable fauna, and is a must-read for anyone interested in islands, their ecology and the history of our relationship with the world around us.
Author : Hugh Edwin Strickland,Alexander Gordon Melville
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Dodo
ISBN : LCCN:12019248
Author : Hugh Edwin Strickland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:604804740
Author : Hugh Edwin Strickland,Alexander Gordon Melville
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015042742042
This volume by Strickland, an English ornithologist, and Mitchell, a physician, reconstructs the habits of the extinct dodo and related birds.. Since physical remains were so few, they also relied on contemporary paintings by artists such as Roelandt Savery, many of which are reproduced in this book.
Author : Michael Blencowe
Publisher : Aurum Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780711276925
Gone is a fascinating and timely illustrated narrative exploring the lively tales of eleven extraordinary extinct species from around the globe––sharing an enlightening story of extinction and conservation for today.
