From the author of New Animal Discoveries, which was nominated by the Canadian Children`s Bookcentre for the 2001 Norma Fleck Award, comes another beautiful and exciting book about some of the world`s most fascinating reptiles. In Survivors In Armor, Dr. Ronald Orenstein explores the evolution, life and survival of some of the world`s most ancient and beautiful species. Turtles, almost alone among reptiles, have earned both human interest and affection; however, our fascination has not helped their survival. Sought after for food, as pets and for tortoiseshell, their habitats are under attack on land and sea. Turtle populations are in decline around the world. Understanding turtles is not only interesting, but important to ensure their continued survival.(2001)
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This book is a great secondary teaching resource for harnessing students' natural curiosity. (Amanda Ziglinski Science Teacher 200211)
Deft prose and engaging anecdotes, Mr. Orenstein takes us skillfully through a vast amount of information... nothing short of masterly. (John Matthew Science Books and Films 20011201)
Almost everything a turtle enthusiast could possibly want to know can be found in this comprehensive book. (Joy Saethre VOYA [Voice of Youth Advocates] 20020401)
Comprehensive coverage ... their evolution, life history and conservation. (Nature 20020101)
The book abounds with excellent color photographs. Recommended. (Lynn C. Badger Library Journal )
Accurate and fact-filled text. (John P. Level Turtle and Tortoise Bookshop Newsletter ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Deft prose and engaging anecdotes, Mr. Orenstein takes us skillfully through a vast amount of information... nothing short of masterly. (John Matthew Science Books and Films 20011201)
Almost everything a turtle enthusiast could possibly want to know can be found in this comprehensive book. (Joy Saethre VOYA [Voice of Youth Advocates] 20020401)
Comprehensive coverage ... their evolution, life history and conservation. (Nature 20020101)
The book abounds with excellent color photographs. Recommended. (Lynn C. Badger Library Journal )
Accurate and fact-filled text. (John P. Level Turtle and Tortoise Bookshop Newsletter ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Ronald Orenstein is a zoologist, lawyer, and wildlife conservationist who has written extensively on a wide variety of ecology and conservation issues. He is currently the project director of the International Wildlife Coalition.
(200211) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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I don't know how I have missed this book, but it is a wonderfully written book on the subject of turtle biology, with outstanding coverage of all groups of turtles, including sea turtles and the pleurodira. The subjects are very well selected to cover the range of turtle biology, and the collection of photographs is outstanding and very well edited for high quality. I'm just grateful that places like Amazon carry this book, because it is likely that you will not find it anywhere else. Most other books on the subject focus on pet care or classification (naming) of turtles, but this book takes a profoundly original view of their biology. The chapter on paleonology is the best general account of the state of this subject anywhere. A terrific value, and you will not be disappointed!!
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Great book for Tortoise Owners Like Myself!,
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I recommend this book to anyone who has a turtle or tortoise - it is a handy dandy reference book with lots of insighful information. I have an African desert tortoise that was given to me. I knew nothing about its care - did not even udnerstand what it would eat - this book was helpful.
Easy to read, easy to undertsand. Filled with lots of good common sense stuff that makes it easier to understand your pet.
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It is so hard to find a good book on turtles at a book store, so when I saw this I jumped at the chance to get it for my dad (he loves turtles and knows quite a bit about them). He loved the book and thought the information and photos were top quality.
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I ONCE ASKED a professor of mine, a noted authority on the anatomy and biology of turtles, why he had devoted his life to their study. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
helmeted terrapin, chaco tortoise, painted terrapins, impressed tortoise, internesting interval, ancestral turtle, giant musk turtles, sea turtle biologists, pivotal temperature, striped mud turtles, common map turtles, modern sea turtles, river terrapin, most sea turtles, spurred tortoise, common musk turtles, pancake tortoise, common snapping turtles, alligator snapper, other sea turtles, radiated tortoise, temporal fenestrae, emydid turtles, spider tortoise, river turtles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, North America, United States, New Guinea, South Africa, Central American, Costa Rica, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Archie Carr, Critically Endangered, Lonesome George, Victoria River, Gulf of Mexico, Colin Limpus, George Balazs, New World, Peter Pritchard, Hong Kong, Jardine River, Lord Howe Island, North Africa, Old World, Project Angonoka, Sipadan Island New!
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I ONCE ASKED a professor of mine, a noted authority on the anatomy and biology of turtles, why he had devoted his life to their study. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
helmeted terrapin, chaco tortoise, painted terrapins, impressed tortoise, internesting interval, ancestral turtle, giant musk turtles, sea turtle biologists, pivotal temperature, striped mud turtles, common map turtles, modern sea turtles, river terrapin, most sea turtles, spurred tortoise, common musk turtles, pancake tortoise, common snapping turtles, alligator snapper, other sea turtles, radiated tortoise, temporal fenestrae, emydid turtles, spider tortoise, river turtles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, North America, United States, New Guinea, South Africa, Central American, Costa Rica, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Archie Carr, Critically Endangered, Lonesome George, Victoria River, Gulf of Mexico, Colin Limpus, George Balazs, New World, Peter Pritchard, Hong Kong, Jardine River, Lord Howe Island, North Africa, Old World, Project Angonoka, Sipadan Island New!
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- Encyclopedia of Turtles by Dr. Peter C. H. Pritchard on page 96, page 180, and Back Matter
- Southern Africa: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Southern Mozambique (Travellers' Wildlife Guides) by William Branch on page 60, page 98, and Back Matter
- Turtles of Venezuela (Contributions to herpetology) by Peter Charles Howard Pritchard on page 57, page 143, and Back Matter
- The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Walter Henry Bates on page 155, and page 245
- The Loggerhead Turtle in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico by Jr. Charles R. Lebuff on page 235, and Back Matter
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