Description - Among The Islands by Tim Flannery
Twenty-five years ago, a young curator of mammals from the Australian Museum in Sydney setout to research the fauna of the Pacific Islands. Starting with a survey of one of the mostinaccessible islands in Melanesia-Woodlark, in the Trobriands Group-that young scientistfound himself ghost-whispering, snake wrestling, Quadoi hunting and plunged waist-deep into asludge of maggot-infested faeces in search of a small bat that turned out not to beearth-shatteringly interesting.
With accounts of discovering, naming and sometimes eating new mammal species; beingthwarted or aided by local customs; and historic scientific expeditions, Tim Flannery takes us onan enthralling journey through some of the most diverse and spectacular environments on Earth.
Among the Islands is the third book in a loose trilogy of Flannery's adventures, following on fromthe bestselling Throwim Way Leg (1998) and Country (2004).
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