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Title |
River monsters : true stories of the ones that didn't get away / Jeremy Wade |
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Publisher |
Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2011 |
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Edition |
1st Da Capo Press edition |
Phys Descr |
x, 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
Summary |
A companion to the Animal Planet series "River Monsters" highlights the most shocking creatures the author has come across in his travels as an extreme fisherman |
Contents |
Introduction: Why some fishermen's tales are true -- Goonch -- Wels -- Goliath tigerfish -- Piranha -- Arapaima -- Piraiba -- Candiru -- Nile perch -- Alligator gar -- Freshwater shark -- River stingray -- The Lake Iliamna monster -- Snakehead -- River shark revisited -- Bol kata -- Electric eel -- Sawfish -- Captain Cook's man-eater -- Epilogue: What else is down there? |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-268) |
Subject |
Dangerous fishes
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Freshwater fishes
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Fishing
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River monsters (Television program)
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Alt Title |
River monsters (Television program)
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OCLC # |
657595632 |
ISBN # |
9780306819544 |
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0306819546 |
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