{"product_id":"search-for-the-golden-moon-bear-science-and-adventure-in-pursuit-of-a-new-species-9780743205849","title":"Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Pursuit of a New Species","description":"\u003cp\u003eSy Montgomery \"is a modern miracle \" says Book magazine  \"bawdy  brave  inventive  prophetic  hell-bent on loving this planet.\" Writing as she does about animals and people at a turning point in our history  Montgomery has shown us that we share our planet with the most outlandish creatures. Shes documented great apes  man-eating tigers  and pink river dolphins  but her latest muse  the golden moon bear  is an animal whose name and appearance evoke another world altogether. Only eight bear species are known to science: the American black bear; the grizzly; the polar bear; the South American spectacled bear; Asias sun bear  moon bear  and sloth bear; and the Chinese panda. The moon bears lineage (most similar to that of the American black bear) as black-coated mountain dwellers had never been challenged -- until  on the edge of the new millennium  Montgomery and her scientific colleagues turned up this new golden form. Search for the Golden Moon Bear travels to Southeast Asia  home of these luminous bears  for a look through the broken mirror of the evolutionary record into the present day. Hobnobbing with scientists and locals  Montgomery pieces together a living portrait of her elusive subject. \"When the bear is well \" says one Cambodian zookeeper  \"he is a nice animal  like a friend.\" But the bears are not always well. With bear paws coveted as culinary treats  and bear parts administered as medicine for everything from nervousness to heart problems  the bears world is a perilous one -- just as it is for humans. In pursuit of a new species  these scientists and adventurers encounter danger and mayhem at every turn -- riding motorcycles across active minefields  evading armed militia for a glimpse of moon bears  pulling hairs from live bears for DNA tests. Search for the Golden Moon Bear is a field report from the frontiers of science and the ends of the earth  seamlessly weaving together folklore  natural history  and contemporary research into a fantastic travelogue. Sy Montgomery \"is a modern miracle \" says Book magazine  \"bawdy  brave  inventive  prophetic  hell-bent on loving this planet.\" Writing as she does about animals and people at a turning point in our history  Montgomery has shown us that we share our planet with the most outlandish creatures. Shes documented great apes  man-eating tigers  and pink river dolphins  but her latest muse  the golden moon bear  is an animal whose name and appearance evoke another world altogether. Only eight bear species are known to science: the American black bear; the grizzly; the polar bear; the South American spectacled bear; Asias sun bear  moon bear  and sloth bear; and the Chinese panda. The moon bears lineage (most similar to that of the American black bear) as black-coated mountain dwellers had never been challenged -- until  on the edge of the new millennium  Montgomery and her scientific colleagues turned up this new golden form. Search for the Golden Moon Bear travels to Southeast Asia  home of these luminous bears  for a look through the broken mirror of the evolutionary record into the present day. Hobnobbing with scientists and locals  Montgomery pieces together a living portrait of her elusive subject. \"When the bear is well \" says one Cambodian zookeeper  \"he is a nice animal  like a friend.\" But the bears are not always well. With bear paws coveted as culinary treats  and bear parts administered as medicine for everything from nervousness to heart problems  the bears world is a perilous one -- just as it is for humans. In pursuit of a new species  these scientists and adventurers encounter danger and mayhem at every turn -- riding motorcycles across active minefields  evading armed militia for a glimpse of moon bears  pulling hairs from live bears for DNA tests. Search for the Golden Moon Bear is a field report from the frontiers of science and the ends of the earth  seamlessly weaving together folklore  natural history  and contemporary research into a fantastic travelogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118156505141,"sku":"ByrdShop_0743205847","price":26.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780743205849.jpg?v=1781681123","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/search-for-the-golden-moon-bear-science-and-adventure-in-pursuit-of-a-new-species-9780743205849","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}