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"Since the age of dinosaurs, Madagascar has thrived in isolation off the east coast of Africa. In this real-life "lost world", hundreds of animal and plant species have evolved here and only here, while other creatures extinct elsewhere for tens of millions of years now vie with modern man for survival. It's a land of striking geography, from soaring mountains to vast canyon lands, from tropical rain forests to spiny desert.
And its people are a conundrum unto themselves, their origins obscure, their language complex and distinct, and their beliefs fascinating. In The Eighth Continent, Peter Tyson will guide you into this, the planet's most exotic frontier, so you can see for yourself why it's been called "the naturalist's promised land."".
"Part scientific exploration, part adventure saga, part cultural and historical narrative, The Eighth Continent follows Tyson's journeys with four scientific experts as they explore the fourth-largest island in the world."--BOOK JACKET.
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The Eighth Continent: Life, Death, and Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar
June 26, 2001, Perennial
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0380794659 9780380794652
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The Eighth Continent: Life, Death, and Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar
May 30, 2000, William Morrow & Company
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0380975777 9780380975778
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"IT IS MY FIRST NIGHT EVER in Madagascar, and just like that, my prayers are being answered."
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