The beloved creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, and zoologist Mark Carwardine invite you on an adventure in search of some of the planet’s most endangered and exotic creatures.
In this book, which Adams himself described as his favourite, the two explorers encounter animals on the brink of extinction: the giant Komodo dragons of Indonesia, the endearing kakapo of New Zealand, China’s blind river dolphins, the white rhinoceroses of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, and Madagascar’s otherworldly aye-aye.
A witty and penetrating account, a tribute to the planet’s most astonishing creatures, and a warning about what we stand to lose if we fail to take action.
This edition includes an afterword by Mark Carwardine, featuring the latest developments on the fate of these animals in the years since their visit.