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019			_a1286312080 _a1286343496
020			_a1594163804
020			_a9781594163807
035			_a(OCoLC)1286366916 _z(OCoLC)1286312080 _z(OCoLC)1286343496
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100	1		_aFitzner, Zach,
245	1	0	_aTears for crocodilia : _bevolution, ecology, and the disappearance of one of the world's most ancient animals / _cZach Fitzner
264		1	_aYardley, Pennsylvania : _bWestholme Publishing, LLC, _c[2022]
264		4	_c©2022
300			_axiii, 264 pages : _billustrations (black and white), maps ; _c23 cm
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 229-246) and index
505	0		_aList of illustrations -- Introduction -- Crocodilians in stone -- Other branches of the tree -- Physical adaptations -- Intelligence -- The social lives of crocodilians -- Alligators -- Caimans -- Crocodiles -- Gharials -- The serpent in the garden -- Gods and devils -- The (almost) lost world of crocodilians -- A future for crocodilians? -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index
520			_a"Seventy million years ago in what would become North America, a monstrous thirty-five-foot-long Cretaceous crocodile lurked on a marshy riverbank. Springing suddenly, its huge jaws trapped and crushed a juvenile hadrosaur. Today, the remains of that ancient crocodile are being painstakingly reconstructed in Colorado, where naturalist Zach Fitzner continues his life-long fascination with this amazing animal family. In Tears for Crocodilia: Evolution, Ecology, and the Disappearance of One of the World's Most Ancient Animals, Fitzner tracks the evolution of crocodilians from prehistoric predators to modern endangered wildlife, using his own experiences with these reptiles as a lens to understanding wildlife conservation and our relationship with the natural world. Traveling the world to interact with crocodiles, from observing alligators in a wildlife refuge in Texas and paddling a canoe in the Everglades searching for crocodiles to trekking the jungles in Nepal to find endangered gharials, the author expresses a wonder in exploring these diverse ecosystems, making a connection between crocodilians and the lands they live in. As the story follows crocodilians, it also illuminates their often complicated relationship with humans, from crocodile cults in ancient Egypt to American alligators living on golf courses. Fitzner also closely examines the dark side of this relationship, including habitat destruction and poaching as well as the mechanistic view of traditional conservation that turns these magnificent animals into agricultural products. Tears for Crocodilia delves deeply into issues of wildlife conservation, ethics, and how we can coexist with other creatures. It is also a tribute to a magnificent group of animals, survivors from the age of dinosaurs."-- _cProvided by publisher
650		0	_aCrocodilians
650		0	_aCrocodilians _xEcology
650		0	_aCrocodilians _xEvolution
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