Mammoths: Giants of the Ice Age - Couverture rigide

Fuller, Errol

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1593730187 ISBN 13 : 9781593730185

Editeur : Bunker Hill Publishing Inc, 2004

Synopsis

This book tells the story of the Mammoth, how it lived and died and how its memory lives on in the present day. The Mammoth, with its shaggy coat, enormous tusks, and ponderous presence, is one of the great icons of extinction. It is also one of the few prehistoric creatures that is known not only from a few scattered fossilised bones, but from specimens that have been perfectly preserved. Complete mammoths lie frozen in the icy wastes of Siberia, and from time to time one is exposed as the temperature or conditions change. So, while there is doubt about when most prehistoric animals first appeared on earth, we know precisely when and where the mammoth lived. Not only are there excellent specimens, we also have pictures of mammoths painted by people who actually saw them alive - our ancestors who, thousands of years ago, decorated the walls of caves with the animal's image. Today, this artistic tradition continues and many modern painters have chosen to create pictures showing the mammoth as it appeared in life.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bunker Hill Publishing Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1593730187
• ISBN 13: 9781593730185
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 48