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| Madagascar Wildlife, 2nd: A Visitor's Guide | 
| Authors: Hilary Bradt, Derek Schuurman, Nick Garbutt
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Category: Book
Buy Used: $61.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 584914
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 1841620297
Dewey Decimal Number: 591.9691
EAN: 9781841620299
ASIN: 1841620297
Publication Date: July 1, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: edge wear, cover has small tear, bright color photos. ships with delivery confirmation
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Product Description
A celebration in full colour of Madagascar's wildlife. Key parks and reserves, features on evolution, camouflage, wildlife at night, conservation, wildlife watching and photography.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Madagascar Wildlife Book is excellent March 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a great introduction to Madagascan Wildlife - it gives a breakdown of the main National Parks and Reserves and what you are likely to see at each. Another section provides (limited) details of the Madagascan fauna. While I would have liked some more detail, for the price and size it is a fantastic introductory guide.
I Need Another!! October 13, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fabulous, novice handbook! Great photographs with basic but very purposeful text. My only problem is the owner of the "hotel" in Andisibe, down the street from the main restaurant, enjoyed the book so much I felt compelled to give it to him as a gift!
 Good but not grate October 11, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
What it lacks is maps where to find each animal. Layout of the book is a little bit confusing (pictures are put on pages in chaotic manner) but otherwise a good book. It does what is supposed to: inform about different animals species, not only mammals. There is nothing better on the market right now.
 Beautiful but Very Basic Overview! June 1, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is certainly very pretty, with excellent photographs.
It is also thin and light-weight, and does cover a little bit of everything: habitats, recommended sites to visit, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects.
As such, it is an inspiring read, and probably the best single-volume book to carry for those who only have a superficial interest in Madagadcar's unique wildlife.
However, for more serious naturalists the information it offers is far too limited. Even mammals, the best detailed group, are only discussed down to genus level, neither mentioning nor illustrating all or even most species. Birds receive a token coverage of 10 pages, and reptiles fare little better.
Even the descriptions of nature reserves can be found in the more recent, excellent and complete field guides like the Mammals of Madagascar: A Complete Guide which actually tells you where to spot every single species separately, and the similarly brilliant Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands which not only covers all the birds of Madagascar, but those of neighbouring islands too, along with recommended birdwatching sites. Fans of herpetofauna should try and get hold of A Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Madagascar.
If you buy any of the above field guides, you will find this book a waste of money - I did.
Very helpful September 24, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am planning a trip to Madagascar and found this book a very helpful review of the various parks in the country. The photos are excellent and the discussion of the various mammals are readable but provide enough information to be interesting. This is not a technical book on either mammals or ecosystems, but is a good review of both. Perhaps I was looking for too much from this book, but I would have liked more maps and a bit more guidance on how to combine trips to different ecosystems in one trip. I combine it with the Lonely Planet and can cobble together the information, but it requires quite a bit of work. I also liked the sections on reptiles and insects - many books neglect the little creatures, which can be far more interesting than mammals in some ecosystems. Overall highly recommended.
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