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The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

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From the award-winning author of The Song of the Dodo comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examined. From tales of vegetarian piranha fish and voiceless dogs to the scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah, Quammen captures the natural world with precision. A distinguished natural science essayist, Quammen’s reporting is masterful and thought provoking and his curiosity and fascination with the world of living things is infectious.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Scribner

Release: February 16, 1998

ISBN: 0684836262

ISBN 13: 9780684836263

The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

4.1/5 ( ratings)

From the award-winning author of The Song of the Dodo comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examined. From tales of vegetarian piranha fish and voiceless dogs to the scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah, Quammen captures the natural world with precision. A distinguished natural science essayist, Quammen’s reporting is masterful and thought provoking and his curiosity and fascination with the world of living things is infectious.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Scribner

Release: February 16, 1998

ISBN: 0684836262

ISBN 13: 9780684836263

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