The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0040MGVXE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 581 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Injured, starving, and extremely dangerous, the tiger must be found before it strikes again.As he re-creates these extraordinary events, John Vaillant gives us an unforgettable portrait of this spectacularly beautiful and mysterious region. And we come to know their descendants, who, crushed by poverty, have turned to poaching and further upset the natural balance of the region.This ancient, tenuous relationship between man and predator is at the very heart of this remarkable book. Throughout, we encounter surprising theories of how humans and tigers may have evolved to coexist, how we may have developed as scavengers rather than hunters, and how early Homo sapiens may have fit seamlessly into the tiger's ecosystem. We meet the native tribes who for centuries have worshipped and lived alongside tigers, even sharing their kills with them. We witness the arrival of Russian settlers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, soldiers and hunters who greatly diminished the tiger populations. Above all, we come to understand the endangered Siberian tiger, a highly intelligent super-
"A nonfiction wildlife thriller in a remote Siberian setting" according to James T Dakin. "The Tiger" by John Vaillant is many things, but foremost it is a nonfiction thriller in which the central characters are a very large Tiger and the disparate characters in far eastern Russia with whom the Tiger interacts. As events unfold and the suspense builds the reader is increasingly unable to stop reading. How will this end? Who will survive?Along the way we learn much about the remote and forested . Amazon Customer said The Tiger sees you before you see the Tiger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Fascinating book.This true story is about a man- eating Tigerhowever,all the aspects of it(geography,Russian/Siberian history/species adaptations,life on the Taiga,the role of predator and prey,native knowledge,weather,"umwelt")are so thought-provoking and challenging that long after you finish the book you will be pondering everything the author has tied together in this story.The author uses words in suc. "I loved this book" according to Eric O'connor. I loved this book. I read an excerpt of it in a magazine and I was hooked. I bought it and read it in a few days. It's a great window into an animal and a part of the world that I didn't know anything about but found fascinating. It's years later and I still think about the environment and characters in this book, and the atmosphere the author created in this story. The book is for anyone looking for a gre