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Antipode: Seasons with the Extraordinary Wildlife and Culture of Madagascar
Antipode Seasons with the Extraordinary Wildlife and Culture of Madagascar Author:Heather E. Heying As a field biologist, Heather Heying has been to some of the most remote, creature-filled places on the globe. But nothing she had previously experienced quite prepared her for the three seasons she spent in Madagascar studying poisonous frogs. An ancient island, it is also a scientists paradise -- almost all of the wildlife there is endemic. Ho... more »wever, Madagascar's society is almost as unique as its nature. Language and cultural barriers, combined with bureaucratic red tape, can make it a scientists worst nightmare. Through anecdotes that are in turn hilarious, insightful, and beautiful, Heather recounts her adventures -- from run-ins with naked sailors and unusually hostile lemurs to tropical hurricanes and greedy tourist entrepreneurs. As she carefully navigates a path through many obstacles, she not only reaches a gradual understanding of her place as a female Westerner in a foreign society, but reaffirms her intense love for and desire to save the stunning wildlife that surrounds her there.« less
This is really interesting. She is obviously not a polished writer, but she writes from the heart, it was like having a conversation with her. It doesn't hurt that Madagascar sounds like one of the most exotic places left in the world.