Search for the golden moon bear
Subtitle: science and adventure in Southeast Asia
By: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Bears -- Southeast Asia; Asiatic black bear
Other titles: Science and adventure in Southeast Asia
Description: "Only eight bear species are known to science: the American black bear; the grizzly; the polar bear; the South American spectacled bear; Asia's sun bear, moon bear, and sloth bear; and the Chinese panda. The moon bears' lineage (most similar to that of the American black bear) as black-coated mountain dwellers had never been challenged - until, on the edge of the new millennium, Montgomery and her scientific colleagues turned up this new golden form.".

"Search for the Golden Moon Bear travels to Southeast Asia, home of these luminous bears, for a look through the broken mirror of the evolutionary record into the present day. Hobnobbing with scientists and locals, Montgomery pieces together a living portrait of her elusive subject.".

"Search for the Golden Moon Bear is a field report from the frontiers of science and the ends of the earth, seamlessly weaving together folklore, natural history, and contemporary research into a fantastic travelogue."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-317)