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A fossil expedition becomes a thrilling search for a mythical beast deep in the Indonesian forest - and a fascinating look at how fossils, folklore, and biodiversity converge.

The need to understand and conserve biodiversity has never been more pressing. This is particularly urgent for vulnerable ecosystems such as islands, which have suffered human-caused extinctions throughout history and recent prehistory.

A tale of exciting scientific discovery, The Tomb of the Mili Mongga is based on the story of expeditions to the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia. Writer Samuel Turvey discovers an entire recently extinct mammal fauna from the island's fossil record, revealing how islands support some of the world's most remarkable biodiversity, and why many endemics are threatened with extinction.

But as the story unfolds, a new narrative emerges - Sumba's indigenous communities tell of a mysterious wildman called the mili mongga, a giant yeti-like beast that supposedly lives in the island's remote forests. What is behind the stories of the mili mongga? Is there a link between this enigmatic entity and the fossils Sam's looking for? And what did he find when he finally dug up the grave of a mili mongga?

The Tomb of the Mili Mongga combines evolution, conservation, anthropology, travel writing and cryptozoology to explore the traditional culture and unique biodiversity of a tropical island that's largely unknown to the outside world, with wider questions about the relationship between biodiversity and cultural diversity, what reality means from different cultural perspectives, and how folklore, fossils and biodiversity conservation can be linked together in surprising ways.


About the Author: Samuel Turvey is Professor of Conservation Biology at the Institute of Zoology, ZSL. His work focuses on understanding how science can guide practical conservation efforts for some of the world's rarest species, and he has conducted extensive fieldwork in remote regions of China, southeast Asia and the Caribbean. Much of his research uses the fossil record and indigenous knowledge to gain new insights in saving threatened species. Samuel was awarded the Linnean Medal in 2019.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781399409773
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury SIGMA
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 526 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1399409778
  • Publisher Date: 16 Apr 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Fossils, Folklore, and Conservation at the Edge of Reality
  • Width: 153 mm


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