In Candid Creatures, the first major book to reveal the secret lives of animals through motion-sensitive game cameras, biologist Roland Kays has assembled over 600 remarkable photographs. Drawing from archives of millions of color and night-vision photographs collected by hundreds of researchers, Kays has selected images that show the unique perspectives of wildlife from throughout the world. Using these photos, he tells the stories of scientific discoveries that camera traps have enabled, such as living proof of species thought to have been extinct and details of predator and prey interactions.
Each image captures a moment frozen in the camera's flash as animals move through their wild habitats. Kays also discusses how scientists use camera traps to address conservation issues, creating solutions that allow humans and wild animals to coexist. More than just a collection of amazing animal pictures, the book's text, maps, and illustrations work together to describe the latest findings in the fast-moving field of wildlife research.
Candid Creatures is a testament to how the explosion of game cameras around the world has revolutionized the study of animal ecology. The powerful combination of pictures and stories of discovery will fascinate anyone interested in science, nature, wildlife biology, or photography.
The book contains 33 images from Australia and animals include dingos, wombats, and Tasmanian devils.
Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION THE CRITTERS Tiger African Lion Leopard Snow Leopard Jaguar Cougar Clouded Leopards Cheetah Bobcat Chinese Mountain Cat Domestic Cat Flat-headed Cat Leopard Cat Marbled Cat African Golden Cat Jaguarundi Ocelot Fossa Spotted Fanaloka Ring-tailed Vontsira Broad-striped Vontsira Servaline Genet Masked Palm Civet Otter Civet Hose's Civet Banded Civet Wolf Coyote Dingo Dhole Red Fox Bush Dog Short-eared Dog Black Bear Brown Bear Giant Panda Spectacled Bear Sun Bear Wolverine Fisher Tayra Malay Weasel African Bush Elephant African Forest Elephant Asian Elephant Black Rhino Javan Rhino Brazilian Tapir Malayan Tapir Bearded Pig Pygmy Hippopotamus Giant Sable Antelope Tamaraw Asiatic Wild Buffalo Alpine Ibex Southern Pudú White-tailed Deer Chimpanzee Western Gorilla Bornean Orangutan Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Pig-tailed Macaque Aardvark Giant Armadillo Giant Anteater Giant Pangolin Wombat Tasmanian Devil Sumatran Striped Rabbit Thomas's Flying Squirrel Common Vampire Bat Sumatran Ground Cuckoo Black Cod ANIMAL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH Chinese Mountains Panama Canal Islands Australian Rocky Reef Fish Rainforest Canopies The Wildlife of Tokyo America's Urban Predators The Foggy, Forested Hills of Yemen Cattle and Wildlife in Africa Rocky Mountain Trails America's Hunting Grounds Gaps in the Polish Woods Oil Palm Plantations CAUGHT IN THE ACT Holes in the Ground Water Holes Movement Corridors Treetop Corridors Road Underpasses Electromats Fence Escape Routes Highway Rope Bridges Glide Poles Nest Predators Nest Protectors Carcasses Mineral Licks Fruiting Trees Bush versus Elephant Buried Seeds Animal Robots Animal Models Surfing Genet Food on the Run Mating Poachers Photo Credits and Citations Literature Cited Index
""... full of fabulous pictures of weird and wonderful creatures... [Candid Creatures is] loaded with information and carrys a strong conservation message.""
