Search for the golden moon bear

"Only eight bear species are known to science: the American black bear; the grizzly; the polar bear; the South American spectacled bear; Asia's sun bear, moon bear, and sloth bear; and the Chinese panda. The moon bears' lineage (most similar to that of the American black bear) as black-coated mountain dwellers had never been challenged - until, on the edge of the new millennium, Montgomery and her scientific colleagues turned up this new golden form.". "Search for the Golden Moon Bear travels to Southeast Asia, home of these luminous bears, for a look through the broken mirror of the evolutionary record into the present day. Hobnobbing with scientists and locals, Montgomery pieces together a living portrait of her elusive subject.". "Search for the Golden Moon Bear is a field report from the frontiers of science and the ends of the earth, seamlessly weaving together folklore, natural history, and contemporary research into a fantastic travelogue."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: A PALE FACE stares out at us from the darkness, looming from the close, damp shade.

Year

2002

Language

English

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Editions

4

Pages

80

ISBN

9780618356508

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