The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781466800519 (1466800518)
ASIN: B005IG6WNU
Publish date: May 30th 2006
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Science,
Adult,
Environment,
Nature,
Natural History,
Animals
I am really torn about this book. On the one hand, I really enjoyed being introduced to the incredible history, both natural and otherwise, of the Farallon islands. I also really enjoyed hearing all the anecdotes about shark behavior and the unique group of animals that spend fall at the Farallons...
It's about sharks !
The jaws of a megaladon could open so wide that a modern quarter-horse could stand upright in them and not nick his head on teeth that were estimated to have been over 7 inches long. The ancestor of the great white shark, they survived at least four mass extinctions and evolved into a perfect predat...
I really liked this book a lot. Though it was uneven, it was still utterly fascinating. I learned a lot about great white sharks and the Farallon Islands. I was captivated by the stories Casey told about the sharks and the biologists who love them. I was less enamored of the endless suffering Casey ...
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