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Australian Big Cats: An Unnatural History of Panthers
Michael Williams
Australian Big Cats: An Unnatural History of Panthers
Michael Williams
It's one of Australia's greatest mysteries. For decades there has been talk of big cats roaming the Australian bush. These large cats - predominantly black - have only afforded their witnesses fleeting glimpses, and left behind tantalising clues: scraps of fur, a paw print or three, unusually large scats, and livestock carcasses surgically dismembered and picked clean of flesh. In their wake, they leave carnage and bewilderment: What are they? How did they get here? Australia isn't the only antipodean country touched by the black cat mystery. The book also dedicates a chapter to the profusion of sightings and speculation in neighbouring New Zealand, documenting reports right up until 2009 and sharing for the first time highlights from the unpublished manuscript of New Zealand's first big cat hunter. Flesh-and-blood or flight of fancy? Exotic pest, mutant feral or 'extinct' marsupial lion? Explore one of Australia's greatest mysteries.
456 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 20, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9780646530079 |
Publishers | Strange Nation Publishing |
Pages | 456 |
Dimensions | 178 × 253 × 24 mm · 784 g |
Language | English |
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