Last Chance To See was a BBC radio series, produced in 1989, along with its namesake accompanying book (which I shall be writing about), written by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine (published in 1990). It tells of Douglas' and Mark's adventures, travelling the world in search of near-extinct/endangered animals.
This would have to be one of the best books I have read. It follows the same whimsical take on life that is so common throughout the Hitch-hiker's Guide books, as well as including many emphatic and prescient messages concerning conservationism. Though a book primarily about endangered animals, there is a very human tale also that is shown through a very comedic narrative: a simple trip to the airport, for example, leads to hilarity.
One of my favourite chapters would have to be that concerning the Kakapo. It is the world's only flightless parrot, and resides in a few isolated pockets of New Zealand. Its very appearance is strange to the eye. A bird, with green and yellow plumage, a complete naiveté to the possibility of predators (due to most of its history being secluded from potential predators) and a strange 'booming' mating sound. The creature, somehow, has stumbled into the present, whilst it seems like it belongs to a time long past.
This would have to be one of the best books I have read. It follows the same whimsical take on life that is so common throughout the Hitch-hiker's Guide books, as well as including many emphatic and prescient messages concerning conservationism. Though a book primarily about endangered animals, there is a very human tale also that is shown through a very comedic narrative: a simple trip to the airport, for example, leads to hilarity.
One of my favourite chapters would have to be that concerning the Kakapo. It is the world's only flightless parrot, and resides in a few isolated pockets of New Zealand. Its very appearance is strange to the eye. A bird, with green and yellow plumage, a complete naiveté to the possibility of predators (due to most of its history being secluded from potential predators) and a strange 'booming' mating sound. The creature, somehow, has stumbled into the present, whilst it seems like it belongs to a time long past.
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This is my first post for this blog. I'm not too sure what I'll write about specifically, but it will probably be concerning my interests: science, book, politics, scepticism, etc.
The Amazon link for 'Last Chance To See' can be found here.
The Amazon link for 'Last Chance To See' can be found here.
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