For example, during the bats chapter, in my notes I wrote: 20 million bats all in one location? That would be quite a sight to see though I imagine you can't find something like that anymore. I think that experience is gone, depressingly. Just the sheer number of animals, often in rural or uninhabited places. I'm not sure if she just never takes photos on her expeditions, but I really wish I could see some of the stuff she saw.īecause to be honest, and I thought this throughout much of the book - I don't think I'll/we'll ever again see the scenes that Ackerman was lucky enough to experience. The one thing that's missing, which I think I mentioned in Rarest of the Rare as well, is photography. It was really informative and interesting, and I learned a lot. But the surprise for me was the bat chapter. I was really looking forward to the whale chapter, especially since part of it took place in Hawaii - and I really enjoyed it. The book has 4 main sections focusing on 4 different animals: bats, crocodilians (alligators and crocodiles), whales, and penguins. I finally got a hold of it through my library's inter-library exchange. This book had been on my reading list for a while, ever since I read The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds, which I loved.
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