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Haveyoueverseenanantelopethesizeofacat,orafrogbiggerthanalapdog?WhatkindsofanimalsthriveintheSahara?Earthisfullofincrediblecreatures,allspeciallyadaptedtosurviveineventhemostinhospitableenvironments.Thisvividly
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Dr.ChannaBambaradeniyaistheCoordinatoroftheAsiaRegionalSpeciesandBiodiversityProgrammeattheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.CinthyaFloresisaninternationalsocialcommunicationsconsultantandjournalist.Dr.JoshuaGinsbergisVicePresidentforGlobalProgramsattheWildlifeConservationSociety.DwightHolingistheauthorofmanybooksonrainforests,coralreefs,andwildernessinEuropeandwesternAmerica.Dr.SusanLumpkinisaResearchAssociateoftheSmithsonianInstitution'sNationalZoologicalParks.GeorgeMcKaychairstheNewSouthWalesNationalParksandWildlifeAdvisoryCouncil,Australia.Dr.JohnMusickisMarshallAcuffProfessorEmeritusinMarineScienceattheCollegeofWilliamandMary'sVirginiaInstituteofMarineScience.Dr.PatrickQuiltyisHonoraryResearchProfessorinEarthSciencesattheUniversityofTasmania.Dr.BernardStonehouseisanenvironmentalbiologistwiththeScottPolarResearchInstitute,UniversityofCambridge,andtheMaritimeHistoricalStudiesCentre,UniversityofHull.Dr.EricJohnWoehlerisanexpertonantarcticandsubantarcticbirds.Dr.DavidWoodruffisProfessorofBiologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.
