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November 1, 2003
Cryptozoology -- the study of hidden animals -- is gaining attention thanks to a startling number of zoological discoveries. Karl P.N. Shuker has collected evidence of these mysterious, somewhat mythical creatures in THE BEASTS THAT HIDE FROM MAN. Shuker provides entertaining, solidly researched tales about extraordinary animals. Shuker also provides a supplement to Bernard Heuvelmans's checklist of cryptozoological animals, which contains updated information on unknown creatures.

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  • Paperback: 324 pages
  • Publisher: Paraview Press (November 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1931044643
  • ISBN-13: 978-1931044646
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,212,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Karl P.N. Shuker BSc PhD FRES FZS is a zoologist who is internationally recognised as a world expert in cryptozoology, as well as in animal mythology and allied subjects relating to wildlife anomalies and inexplicabilia.

He obtained a BSc (Honours) degree in pure zoology at the University of Leeds (U.K.), and a PhD in zoology and comparative physiology at the University of Birmingham (U.K.). He is now a freelance zoological consultant and writer, living in the West Midlands, England.

The author of 17 books (translated into over a dozen foreign languages) and countless articles, Dr Shuker is also the official life sciences consultant for Guinness World Records, and has acted as a consultant and/or contributor for many other publications and television programmes.

Dr. Shuker appears regularly on television and radio, has served as a question setter for the BBC's cerebral quiz show Mastermind, and has travelled widely throughout the world during the course of his researches. He is a Scientific Fellow of the prestigious Zoological Society of London, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a Member of the International Society of Cryptozoology, the Centre for Fortean Zoology, and other wildlife-related organisations, and is also a Member of the Society of Authors.

In 2005, Dr Shuker was honoured by the naming of a new species of loriciferan invertebrate after him - Pliciloricus shukeri.


AUTHOR BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mystery Cats of the World: From Blue Tigers To Exmoor Beasts (Robert Hale: London, 1989)

Extraordinary Animals Worldwide (Robert Hale: London, 1991)

The Lost Ark: New and Rediscovered Animals of the 20th Century (HarperCollins: London, 1993)

Dragons: A Natural History (Aurum: London/Simon & Schuster: New York, 1995; republished Taschen: Cologne, 2006)

In Search of Prehistoric Survivors: Do Giant 'Extinct' Creatures Still Exist? (Blandford: London, 1995)

The Unexplained: An Illustrated Guide to the World's Natural and Paranormal Mysteries (Carlton: London/JG Press: North Dighton, 1996; republished Carlton: London, 2002)

From Flying Toads To Snakes With Wings: From the Pages of FATE Magazine (Llewellyn: St Paul, 1997)

Mysteries of Planet Earth: An Encyclopedia of the Inexplicable (Carlton: London, 1999)

The Hidden Powers of Animals: Uncovering the Secrets of Nature (Reader's Digest: Pleasantville/Marshall Editions: London, 2001)

The New Zoo: New and Rediscovered Animals of the Twentieth Century [fully-updated, greatly-expanded, new edition of The Lost Ark] (House of Stratus Ltd: Thirsk, UK/House of Stratus Inc: Poughkeepsie, USA, 2002)

The Beasts That Hide From Man: Seeking the World's Last Undiscovered Animals (Paraview: New York, 2003)

Extraordinary Animals Revisited: From Singing Dogs To Serpent Kings (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2007)

Dr Shuker's Casebook: In Pursuit of Marvels and Mysteries (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2008)

Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals on Stamps: A Worldwide Catalogue (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2008).

Star Steeds and Other Dreams: The Collected Poems (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2009).

Karl Shuker's Alien Zoo: From the Pages of Fortean Times (CFZ Press: Bideford, 2010).

The Encyclopaedia of New and Rediscovered Animals: From the Lost Ark to the New Zoo - and Beyond (Coachwhip Publications: Landisville, 2012).


Consultant and also Contributor:

Man and Beast (Reader's Digest: Pleasantville, New York, 1993)

Secrets of the Natural World (Reader's Digest: Pleasantville, New York, 1993)

Almanac of the Uncanny (Reader's Digest: Surry Hills, Australia, 1995)

The Guinness Book of Records/Guinness World Records (Guinness: London, 1997-present day)


Consultant:

Monsters (Lorenz: London, 2001)


Contributor:

Fortean Times Weird Year 1996 (John Brown Publishing: London, 1996)

Mysteries of the Deep (Llewellyn: St Paul, 1998)

Guinness Amazing Future (Guinness: London, 1999)

The Earth (Channel 4 Books: London, 2000)

Mysteries and Monsters of the Sea (Gramercy: New York, 2001)

Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained (Chambers: Edinburgh, 2007)

Chambers Myths and Mysteries (Chambers: Edinburgh, 2008)

The Fortean Times Paranormal Handbook (Dennis Publishing: London, 2009)

 

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and inherently fascinating reading, April 3, 2004
This review is from: The Beasts that Hide from Man: Seeking the World's Last Undiscovered Animals (Paperback)
Cyptozooly is the study of hidden animals-- those lifeforms that were so unseen as to often be thought of as mythical creatures. In The Beasts That Hide From Man: Seeking The World's Last Undiscovered Animals, Karl P.N. Shuker (Scientific Fellow, Zoological Society of London) draws upon his many years of experience and expertise in zoology, cryptozoology, animal mythology, and wildlife anomalies to provide his readers with amazingly accessible and "reader friendly" accounts of such diverse fauna as the "dobhar-chu" (Ireland's murders master otter); Mongolia's "death worm" (which is reported to electrocute its victims); Ethiopia's blood-drinking "death bird"; the "tzuchinoko (a bizarre Japanese snake); as well as sea serpents, hairy reptiles, furry fish, living unicorns, and a great deal more. Strongly recommended to the attention of zoology students as well as non-specialist general readers with an interest in wildlife and animal-related mythos, The Beasts That Hide From Man is unique and inherently fascinating reading from cover to cover!
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended - Fascinating!, December 23, 2003
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Karl Shuker continues to stake a claim as the preeminent popular writer in the field of cryptozoology, the science dealing with animals whose existence has not been formally accepted. As Shuker demonstrates with skill, cryptozoology includes more than Nessie, Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman; he does an excellent job at introducing such exotic rumored creatures as the Mongolian Death Worm and a Japanese horned snake. Accounts of such beasts are not accepted uncritically; rather, following in the footsteps of the father of cryptozoology, Bernard Heuvelmans, Shuker presents the evidence or lack thereof objectively, before drawing reasonable conclusions that sometimes debunk, rather than endorse the legend. An excellent introduction for newcomers to this field and a good source of new information for veterans.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Beasts That Hide From Man-Darwinian Zoology Today!, March 3, 2004
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This review is from: The Beasts that Hide from Man: Seeking the World's Last Undiscovered Animals (Paperback)
Would you like a unique experience of the kind only 18th century explorers could imagine,seeking new,lost,and extinct animal species?
Then hop aboard the crypto-safari that will be the one of a kind reading experince that can only be found within the pages of Dr.Karl P.N.Shuker's books.
For the pioneering spirit of 18th century discovery where there were still many white areas on maps and hidden or undiscovered (i.e.undescribed by zoology)animal species is to be found within his latest tome The Beasts That Hide From Man.
As a qualified Ph.D.zoologist,Karl Shuker is himself a rare enigma found wihin a young discipline of zoology founded by Bernard Heuvelmans,himself a very capable zoologist in the late 1950's.
Unfortunately,cryptozoology has constantly come under attack from it's critics as any new discipline or science will.But cryptozoology has drawn constant fire because of some of it's practitioners association with occult,new age,and outlandish methodologies,field work,and sloppy conclusions!
This is certainly not the case with Dr.Shuker,with his solid foundation in zoology,mastery of several foreign languages,and experience of having written several excellent similar themed books,he is more than qualified to take the reader to the limits of human knowledge and back!
Check out the blood drinking death birds of Ethiopia if you dare!Have you ever heard of a jumping snake?It's case file is in this book!I could go on,but I think you get the picture.
And speaking of pictures,the cover has an illustration of a putative "death worm."The rest of the book is illustrated with a variety of beautiful illustrations including pre-20th/21st century engravings!
Finally,the book also contains a useful bibliography,an index of wildlife names,and the best of all,a supplement to Dr Bernard Heuvelman's 1986 "Annotated Checklist of Apparently Unknown Animals With Which Cryptozoology Is Concerned."
All in all,Karl Shuker's books tend to get progressively better.For those in want of high adventure of the real flesh and blood Indiana Jones kind,a genuine curiosity of some "lost world" animals which perhaps may still exist,or just want a good read,then surely The Beasts That Hide From Man will not disappoint!
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