Madagascar - The Eighth Continent

Tyson, Peter

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Author
Tyson, Peter
Publish Date
05/21/2013
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
BRADTTR
Subtitle
Life, Death and Discovery in a Lost World
Number of Pages
384
Edition
First Edition
ISBN-10
1841624411
ISBN-13
9781841624419
SKU
9781841624419

Description

Madagascar is a land where lizards scream and monkey-like lemurs sing songs of inexpressible beauty. It is a place where creatures you may never have heard of—fossa and tenrecs, vangas and aye ayes—thrive in a true ‘Lost World’ along with bizarre plants like the octopus tree and the three-cornered palm. And where the ancestors of the Malagasy, as the island’s people are known, come alive in rollicking ceremonies known as “turning the bones.” Join Peter Tyson on a diverting odyssey with four scientists investigating the fascinating natural and cultural mysteries of this extraordinary land.