num_pages: 184
description: The renowned author of A Natural History of the Senses takes readers in search of the "rarest of the rare, " species likely to disappear before most of us have ever seen them. From Brazil to the Pacific to Japan, Ackerman shares her concern at the animals' plight, rejoices at the chance to experience them, and cheers those who work to save these fantastic creatures.
language: English
title: The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
titlecomplete: The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
genres: Biology, Environment, Essays, Wildlife, Animals, Science, Natural History, Nature, Conservation, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 348
publisher: Random House