"Bernard Heuvelmans is the founder of ""cryptozoology"" - the science of hidden animals. Whereas palaeontology discovers and describes organisms of the past, cryptozoology does the same with animals of the present. At a time when many known species have become extinct or endangered, it is exciting and affirmative to discover previously unknown species in our midst. First published before the validity and importance of the subject was recognized, and now rewritten to take account of the newest discoveries, ""On the Track of Unknown Animals"" is both a popular introduction to cryptozoology and a scientific presentation of ""hidden"" animals. The striking progress of cryptozoology is illustrated by the fact that in the past 12 years alone, some 40 spectacular new animal species have been discovered and described to science, and this book presents evidence of numerous others. Cryptozoology is certainly one of the most compelling of the new sciences, a great adventure in the quest for knowledge."
By:
Bernard Heuvelmans Illustrated by:
Alika Lindbergh Introduction by:
Gerald Durrell Translated by:
Richard Garnett Imprint: Kegan Paul Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 3rd Revised edition Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 38mm
Weight: 1.156kg ISBN:9780710304988 ISBN 10: 0710304986 Pages: 714 Publication Date:09 January 1995 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Bernard Heuvelmans (Author), R. Garnett (Translated by)