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Carnivorous Nights

on the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger
Mar 19, 2018SPPL_János rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Sightings every year, some from pretty credible people, tantalizingly suggest that the world's largest marsupial predator escaped its apparent extinction in the 1930s and clings to survival in the remote wilds of Tasmania. A New York writing couple and their artist friend launch their own chimerical and slightly gonzo quest. Criss-crossing the island they visit biologists, dedicated searchers, and all sorts of off-beat Australians. They find nothing conclusive, of course, but do meet many decidedly alive, if vulnerable, creatures: Tasmanian devils, pademelons, quolls, land leeches, and giant crayfish.