Tiger, tiger

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Tiqer,
Tiger
text by Karine Lou Matignon photos by David Koskas foreword by Jean-Jacques Annaud prologue by Boris Cyrulnik
Intriguing and beautiful, tigers are among the most mysterious and awe-inspiring creatures to prowl the Earth. Protagonists in an extraordinar/ range of legends and beliefs, they are held to be both living gods and bloodthlrst/ creatures, dreaded and respected In egual measure. Hunted, captured and caged In zoos, trained for circus performances - and even kept as pets-tlgers now face a serious threat of extinction.
Jean-Jacques Annaud's film Two Brothers, which tells the story of two tiger cubs captured in Cambodia in the 132Ds, has led Karine Lou liatlgnon to explore the long-standing tale of love and fear that we have with the largest of the big cats. Matlgnon offers fascinating Insights Into the ambivalent relationship between tigers and mankind. She recounts the myriad spiritual beliefs, myths and superstitions associated with the tiger over the... Tovább

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Tiqer,
Tiger
text by Karine Lou Matignon photos by David Koskas foreword by Jean-Jacques Annaud prologue by Boris Cyrulnik
Intriguing and beautiful, tigers are among the most mysterious and awe-inspiring creatures to prowl the Earth. Protagonists in an extraordinar/ range of legends and beliefs, they are held to be both living gods and bloodthlrst/ creatures, dreaded and respected In egual measure. Hunted, captured and caged In zoos, trained for circus performances - and even kept as pets-tlgers now face a serious threat of extinction.
Jean-Jacques Annaud's film Two Brothers, which tells the story of two tiger cubs captured in Cambodia in the 132Ds, has led Karine Lou liatlgnon to explore the long-standing tale of love and fear that we have with the largest of the big cats. Matlgnon offers fascinating Insights Into the ambivalent relationship between tigers and mankind. She recounts the myriad spiritual beliefs, myths and superstitions associated with the tiger over the centuries, as well as presenting a history of tigers In the wild, discussing their ancestors and how they have evolved, how they live, and the dangers now facing them. The book is stunningly Illustrated with stills from tbe film (among them shots of the marvelous scener/ of Angkor and the Lambodlan villages where the film Is set], and historical images of the magnificent tiger including paintings, drawings, frescoes, circus posters, hunting scenes and photographs from old albums.
With 131 iilustrations, IDBincoior Vissza