--- product_id: 81253222 title: "A Gap in Nature: Discovering the World's Extinct Animals" brand: "tim flannerypeter schouten" price: "1090.45 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/81253222-a-gap-in-nature-discovering-the-worlds-extinct-animals store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # A Gap in Nature: Discovering the World's Extinct Animals **Brand:** tim flannerypeter schouten **Price:** 1090.45 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Gap in Nature: Discovering the World's Extinct Animals by tim flannerypeter schouten - **How much does it cost?** 1090.45 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/81253222-a-gap-in-nature-discovering-the-worlds-extinct-animals) ## Best For - tim flannerypeter schouten enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tim flannerypeter schouten brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![A Gap in Nature: Discovering the World's Extinct Animals - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616Pd8b1khL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Rats, Cats & Foxes *by T***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2006* Beautiful, interesting, well-written book, but it is clearly not intended as a scientific monograph, so if that is what you want you'd better look elsewhere.Most of the species covered are rodents and birds, with some reptiles and larger mammals thrown in. All are beautifully illustrated.While there are certainly many species in the book wiped out by direct human action (hunting & habitat destruction) in recorded history, most of the lost species seem to have been wiped out by indirect human action--the introduction of rats, cats, and foxes to the (usually) isolated island habitats by modern humans meant the end for the species which had evolved without these creatures. Interestingly, many of the species seem to have barely survived only in niche habitats even before the arrival of European colonists, etc. Two other species seem to have been wiped out by a volcanic eruption and a hurricane, respectively, in their very small habitats.The book also records many instances of the last known specimens of clearly endangered species being killed by hunters and museum collectors (!), often identified by name. While it makes you wonder what makes these people tick, it sure seems like any species reduced to a handful of survivors didn't have long for this world in any event.And the good news? Well, it sounds like many (by by no means all) of the lost species are survived--at least for now--by closely-related species. Hopefully we'll do better with these survivors! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Buy one for yourself and then one for the children in your life *by T***Y on Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2010* At the end of each year I always watch the televised memorial tributes to those that has passed alway in the previous 12 months. One by one they show the faces of the famous and important who are no longer with us. I am always taken aback by an accumulated sense of lose. Through the calendar the passings are noticed and the individuals are missed and mourned for, but when you see them all at once it is overwhelming. I had a similar reaction to this book, only many magnitudes greater as the extinction of just about all of these species could have been prevented.It is easy for us to point an accusing finger to our ancestors who were on watch when these beautiful, wonderful animals disappeared forever, however, extinction (both from preditory practices and global climate changes) is still occuring all around us. As a bird watcher and a nature lover in general this is disturbing beyond words. Thank goodness that this book exists. Without being preachy or judgemental it just presents the facts along with some of the most beautiful and moving illustrations that I have seen in quite a while. Artist Peter Schouten reminds us of our loss with paintings that are both scientifically accurate and quietly emotional. After looking through this book little more needs to be said about a gap that is forever growing wider.I would like to add that on a recent birding trip to Hawaii I was shocked at how long it was before I saw a bird that was not an introduced species. When I saw the images of many of the Hawaiian birds that has gone extinct I was not surprised. Unfortunately many more indiginous island birds will probably follow for the same reason.I purchased one for my family and one for a local school. From the Dodo to the Atitlan Grebe they should at least see in a book what they should be able to see alive in nature. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars It is great that this book has been written showing recent extinctions ... *by W***S on Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2015* It is great that this book has been written showing recent extinctions we have caused but is just a drop in the ocean compared to what has been lost as each first people reached a new part of the earth. When Europeans first reached the Americas, they were astounded by the incredible richness of wild life they found. This of course was in contrast with what was left in Europe. It took many years and the discovery of bones, in, for instance, the La Brera tar pits and in the tundra to realize that only 10 or 12 thousand years ago, America was far far richer in both mega and mini fauna. We are custodians of the little of the world's richness that still exists and seem hell bent on destroying even that. Suggested reading. 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