The Most Mysterious Faraway Place -- A Wild Field Expedition Adventure

Author: (USA) Murd
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Travel in a rocking chair lets you enjoy the fun of nature without leaving your home. — Publishers Weekly
In this book, 21 biologists and anthropologists share their personal experiences of the toughest days and nights they spent in the tropical rainforest. As you savor their stories, you might be grateful that you weren’t with them at the time.
Richard Billigmeier discovered a large venomous snake in his bathtub while working in a field camp in Brazil.
James Sheppard watched in horror as a giant Indonesian cockroach gnawed on his big toe.
Andrew G. L. John witnessed researchers in the Amazon eating endangered rare animals.
David Begгот and Janet Hanbury flew low over Africa, having to help pilots identify altimeter readings because they couldn’t see the ground.