Displaying 1 of 1 2001 Format: Book Author: Moyal, Ann, 1926-2019 Title: Platypus : the extraordinary story of how a curious creature baffled the world / Ann Moyal. Publisher, Date: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, 2001. Description: xiii, 226 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm Summary: " ... story of a biological riddle that confounded scientists for nearly ninety years, challenging theories of creationism, evolution, and the classification of species along the way."--Jacket. Subjects: Platypus. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and index. Contents: This Highly Interesting Novelty' -- The Frenchmen's Gaze -- Marshalling the Animals -- The Wrangling Scientists -- The Land of Contrarieties -- The First Hard Look -- The Paper War -- Darwin's Platypus -- To the Antipodes -- The Clash of Titans -- Solving the Mystery -- The New Men -- 'The Platypus Man' -- The Platypus Goes to War -- 'The Animal of All Time'. LCCN: 2001020892 ISBN: 9781560989776 1560989777 Other Number: 47657269 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 101041 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 599.29 Moyal Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
