The tiger

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It's December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far East. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of the victims, they discover that these attacks aren't random: the tiger is apparently engaged in a vendetta. Injured, starving, and extremely dangerous, the tiger must be found before it strikes again. As he re-creates these extraordinary events, John Vaillant gives us an unforgettable portrait of this spectacularly beautiful and mysterious region. We meet the native tribes who for centuries have worshipped and lived alongside tigers, even sharing their kills with them. We witness the arrival of Russian settlers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, soldiers and hunters who greatly diminished the tiger populations. And we come to know their descendants, who, crushed by poverty, have turned to poaching and further upset the natural balance of the region. This ancient, tenuous relationship between man and predator is at the very heart of this remarkable book. Throughout we encounter surprising theories of how humans and tigers may have evolved to coexist, how we may have developed as scavengers rather than hunters, and how early Homo sapiens may have fit seamlessly into the tiger's ecosystem. Above all, we come to understand the endangered Siberian tiger, a highly intelligent super-predator that can grow to ten feet long, weigh more than six hundred pounds, and range daily over vast territories of forest and mountain. Beautifully written and deeply informative, The Tiger circles around three main characters: Vladimir Markov, a poacher killed by the tiger; Yuri Trush, the lead tracker; and the tiger himself. It is an absolutely gripping tale of man and nature that leads inexorably to a final showdown in a clearing deep in the taiga.

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The Tiger

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It s december 1997 and a man eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in russia s far east the tiger isn t just killing people it s annihilating them and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold as the trackers sift through the gruesom 1 - 2 weken .. MEER INFO

Tiger

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The gripping true story of the hunt for a man eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of russia s far east from the author of the 2023 baillie gifford prize for non fiction winning fire weather an unbelievable tale expertly told patrick radden keefe author of empire of pain a superb Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, maandag in huis .. MEER INFO

The Tiger

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it s december 1997 and a man eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote russian village the tiger isn t just killing people it s annihilating them and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold as the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Aantal pagina's: 352

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: John Vaillant

Hoofduitgeverij: Hodder & Stoughton General Division

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 159 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 34 mm

Verpakking lengte: 241 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 600 g

EAN: 9780340962565

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