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The Last Tasmanian Tiger
Complete and up-to-date examination of the history and extinction of one of Australia's most enduring folkloric beasts. It challenges conventional theories explaining the behaviour and eventual extinction of the thylacine, arguing that political farming interests, negligent captive breeding programs, and a deeper intellectual prejudice about the inferiority of marsupials finally resulted in the Thylacine's extinction.
1. Introduction: science and the species from a European perspective; 2. Constructing objectivity: changing scientific perceptions of the thylacine; 3. Of signal importance: select social and predatory behaviours; 4. A predatory entertainment: stimuli of consuming interest; 5. Ovisceral exploitation: extracts of sheepish behaviour; 6. Mythology becomes misology: the dogmatism of unenlightenment; 7. Faunal fun and games: the politics of protection; 8. The last Tasmanian tiger: indifference and the demise of the species; 9. Post-extinction blues: contingency and responsibility in extinction; 10. Conclusion: the lessons to be learnt.
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| Pm Supplier | CUP/ Cambridge University Press |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 0521782198 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780521782197 |
| Pm Publication Date | 2001-02-22 |
| Pm Width | 176 |
| Pm Author | Paddle, Robert |
| Pm Height | 17 |
| Pm Longness | 247 |
- Author: Paddle, Robert
- Page Count: 273
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