| Sasquatch Down Contributor(s): Newton, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1909488372 ISBN-13: 9781909488373 Publisher: CFZ Press OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Primates - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Primatology - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.69 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: BODIES OF BIGFOOT: No less a personage than world-renowned paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey, when asked about Sasquatch, retorted, "Show me the bones."1 And indeed-under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants-each taxon (a group of one or more populations of a distinct organism) is based on a particular "type specimen." In order for Bigfoot-Sasquatch-Yeti to be scientifically classified, named, and (perhaps) legally protected, it must first be proven to exist. That basic requirement has spawned a fierce "kill/no kill" debate among researchers and monster hunters worldwide. The practical (some say "cold-hearted") pro-kill advocates insist that one specimen must be sacrificed for the good of all, and for the advancement of science. No-kill proponents suggest various alternative methods of proof ranging from photographs or videos-rejected sight-unseen by most skeptics-to plans for collecting flesh, blood or hair for DNA sequencing without harm to a living creature. So far, neither side has succeeded. Or, have they? |