具體描述
In this fascinating adventure, a biologist's obsessive quest to uncover the mysteries of one of the world's most enigmatic birds builds into an unlikely tale of theft, wartime atrocities, insane millionaires, intrigue in the Middle East, and skinny dipping. - An avid audience: Bird, nature, and environmental enthusiasts will warmly embrace this book, which follows one of the world's foremost ornithologists as he tracks down the Labrador Duck, which became extinct in 1875--an elusive creature that is often mentioned in the same breath as the famed Dodo and the Great Auk. - Globetrotting adventure: When Dr. Glen Chilton began his hunt for surviving evidence of the Labrador Ducks, there were thought to be about fifty specimens scattered amongst the museums of europe, North America, and the middle east. After traveling the equivalent of more than three times around the world, Chilton was able to examine what amounted to fifty-five specimens in total--as well as suffer numerous hangovers, swim naked in a glacier-fed stream, narrowly avoid arrest in New York City, and dine with russian gangsters. His story is a magnificent blend of travel writing, science, detective work, and hilarious mishap. - The author is the authority: An internationally recognized ornithologist and world-renowned behavioral ecologist, Dr. Chilton's scholarly talks at international conferences are keenly anticipated both for their scientific content and their presentation style. And, of course, he is the world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck.
作者簡介
格倫•奇爾頓博士
亞伯達省卡爾加裏市聖瑪麗大學名譽退休教授，澳大利亞詹姆斯•庫剋大學兼職高級講師，國際知名的鳥類學傢和行為生態學傢，拉布拉多鴨權威專傢。他對拉布拉多鴨的追尋讓他環繞地球3.3圈。奇爾頓現居住在澳大利亞，正深入研究他的下一部作品：《北美杜鵑殺手的攻擊》（The Attack of the Killer Rhododendrons）。
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這個可以的。 看到這個封麵，看到這個書名，就勾起瞭我的久遠迴憶：達Q拉伯爵。有木有？ 然後就隨著這位神經質的作者一起探險，深入亞馬遜熱帶雨林深處，如同一次真正的私奔，小心髒撲通撲通地跳，不可遏製地嚮前進嚮前進，卻又不停迴頭，仿佛情人的老公就在身後緊追不捨。
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