The last tortoise : a tale of extinction in our lifetime /
Stanford, Craig B.(Craig Britton),1956-
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-199) and index.
The tortoise and the hare? -- What exactly are tortoises and turtles? -- Live long and prosper -- No respect for the ancient lands -- Eating tortoises -- "Such huge defourmed creatures" -- Beloved captives -- Are there solutions? -- Achilles and the tortoise -- Appendixes. Extremes of the tortoise world. Tortoises on the brink of extinction. Tortoise species.
Testudinidae.
Turtles.
Rare reptiles.
Endangered species.
Extinction (Biology)