![]() ![]() ![]() They are intertwined with Turner's cogent text in an eloquent demonstration of the interplay between art and science, paleontology and zoology, predator and prey, ecology and behavior, and anatomy and geography. not merely slightly altered versions of living cats with the addition of large fangs,'are perhaps the finest ever published. Douglas Palmer, New ScientistĪntón's illustrations, refreshingly 'based directly on the skeletal evidence available and. with Alan Turner, The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives and Evolving Eden. Clearly, this work has been a labour of love for both author and illustrator. From the well-known saber-toothed cat and woolly mammoth to the obscure but. Blaire Van Valkenburgh, The Quarterly Review of BiologyĪ very interesting book-a cross between popular natural history and a coffee table volume. ![]() Luke Hunter, BioScienceĪ well-written, informative, and beautifully illustrated guide to the large cats, both extinct and extant. Whether your interest is scientific or you merely wonder what a giant cat whose teeth inspired the name 'he who brings devastation'looked like, this book is not to be missed. ![]()
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