The modern-day American alligator has existed for over 2 million years, a relic of nature's wildness. C.C. Lockwood devotes himself to to uncovering facts about this ancient, dragon-like species. Lockwood travelled the Gulf Coast to study the alligator in its environment. He also followed biologists through wetland refuges, visited tourist attractions and theme parks, and toured alligator farms and meat processors to create a definitive photo gallery: newly hatched babies still bearing an egg tooth; mothers cavorting with their young; nine-foot gators confronting the camera; and females defending their nests. Lockwood brings us alongside scientists tagging alligators for research, seasoned guides hand-feeding both captive and wild gators, and nuisance trappers pursuing aggressive or displaced ones.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 260 mm
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978-0-8071-2828-2 (9780807128282)
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C. C. Lockwood's photographs have been published in numerous magazines - among them, National Geographic and American Photographer - and many books, including eight by Lockwood. In 1978 he received the Sierra Club's Ansel Adams Award for conservation photography, and in 2000 he was voted a Louisiana Legend by Louisiana Public Broadcasting. He lives in Baton Rouge.
