The Snouters: Form and Life of the Rhinogrades (A Phoenix book) [Paperback]

Harald Stumpke (Author)

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Text: English, German (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 118 pages
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press; Phoenix ed edition (September 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226778959
• ISBN-13: 978-0226778952
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,816,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #94 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Field Guides > Mammals

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evolution's twisted path, May 3, 2000

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This review is from: The Snouters: Form and Life of the Rhinogrades (A Phoenix book) (Paperback)

Besides being a parody of the then-popular academic books telling about wondrous animals from far-off places, Snouters is also a wonderful read. It describes the species of the entirely fictional order of mammals, Rhinogradentia (also known as the Snouters), found only in the Hi-Yay Islands, the distinguishing trait being a remarkably adapted nose. The author follows the projected evolution of the order from the early representatives, whose snout is merely an elongated bill-shaped appendage aiding the animal's rolling method of propulsion, to the most extreme and elaborate species with fully-articulated noses used in a variety of methods of locomotion - springing, sessility, and, in one case, gliding. This excellent study is an amazing read even for the non-biologist. It is also quite useful in portrayal of evolution and adaptation to the surroundings. Vehemently recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fanciful adaptations with a suggestion for class use., May 2, 1997

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This review is from: The Snouters: Form and Life of the Rhinogrades (A Phoenix book) (Paperback)

The Snouters-Form and Life of the Rhinogrades by Harald Stumpke is a wonderful little book that shows fanciful adaptations of the snout of the Rhinogrades. Each species is carefully described and illustrated. This could be used in a highschool biology class. Students could read about a Rhinograde and then add their own creations