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A photograph of an extinct animal evokes a greater feeling of loss than any painting ever could. Often black and white or tinted sepia, these remarkable images have been taken mainly in zoos or wildlife parks, and in some cases depict the last known individual of the species. Lost Animals is a unique photographic record of extinction, presented by a world authority on vanished animals. Richly illustrated throughout, this handsome book features photographs dating from around 1870 to as recently as 2004, the year that witnessed the demise of the Hawaiian Po'ouli. From a mother Thylacine and her pups to birds such as the Heath Hen and the Carolina Parakeet, Errol Fuller tells the story of each animal, explains why it became extinct, and discusses the circumstances surrounding the photography.Covering 28 extinct species, Lost Animals includes familiar examples like the last Passenger Pigeon, Martha, and one of the last Ivory-billed Woodpeckers, photographed as it peers quizzically at the hat of one of the biologists who has just ringed it. But the book includes rare images as well, many never before published. Collected together here for the first time, these photographs provide a tangible link to animals that have now vanished forever, in a book that brings the past to life while delivering a warning for the future.Poignant and compelling, Lost Animals also includes a concise introduction that looks at the earliest days of animal photography, and an appendix of drawings and paintings of the species covered.
Contents
Introduction 8Atitlan Giant Grebe 18Alaotra Grebe 28Pink-headed Duck 32Heath Hen 38Wake Island Rail 46Laysan Rail 50Eskimo Curlew 56Passenger Pigeon 62Carolina Parakeet 72Paradise Parrot 78Laughing Owl 88Ivory-billed Woodpecker 96Imperial Woodpecker 112New Zealand Bush Wren 118Aldabra Brush Warbler 128Bachman's Warbler 134Kauai 'O 'o 140'O 'u 148Mamo 154Po 'o uli 158Guam Flycatcher 166Thylacine 170Greater Short-tailed Bat 180Caribbean Monk Seal 184Yangtze River Dolphin 188Quagga 194Schomburgk's Deer 206Bubal Hartebeest 210Appendix 214
