Fierce Beauty
Preserving the World of Wild Cats
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From giant tigers that stretch nearly twelve feet long to cheetahs capable of running 75 miles an hour, the beauty, power, and grace of the big cats are unrivaled in nature. Yet despite their place atop the food chain, big cats teeter on the brink of extinction. Where more than 100,000 tigers lived in Asia at the start of the Twentieth Century, fewer than 4,000 exist today. Fierce Beauty is a celebration of tigers, leopards, cheetahs, panthers, ocelots, and other wild cats that inhabit The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S.), a wildlife preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The institute s fifty acres is home to more than 100 endangered big cats and other animals, a sanctuary to safeguard these living treasures from the poachers, habitat destruction, and population fragmentation that threaten their existence. With more than 300 images of wild cats and essays by such animal-rights leaders as zoologist and TV personality Jim Fowler and Dakota Zoo director Terry Lincoln, Fierce Beauty enables readers to experience the vibrant form, bold markings, and striking personalities that make wild cats unique cohabitants of mankind. About T.I.G.E.R.S The T.I.G.E.R.S. preserve has three primary missions: 1) to increase support for wildlife preservation by giving the public an unobstructed encounter with rare and endangered species, 2) to correct misimpressions surrounding exotic big cats and captive wildlife management, and 3) to educate policy makers about the financial, strategic, and political importance of private wildlife facilities. Toward these ends, animals from the preserve have starred in hundreds of news broadcasts and commercials; in movies such as Ace Ventura and Dr. Dolittle; on television shows including The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Animal Planet; and on National Geographic specials and other programs on ABC, NBC, CBS, and the Discovery Channel.
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Pre-order now for Tue 11 Sep 2012 release. Despatch to customer occurs at a minimum of 1 working day after release date (release dates are subject to change).
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