The age of zoological discovery has not passed. Every year, spectacular and exciting new species are being located and classified, adding our knowledge of the animal kingdom. The seas and forests continue to conceal unsolved mysteries of zoology. Are there undiscovered big cats and unclassified apes hidden in the world’s forest? Do large animals of unknown type lurk in deep lakes or in the oceans? Chapters include: The Still-Puzzling Coelacanth; The Mammals of Vu Quang; Of Lemurs and Pottos; The Unknown Horses; The Amazing Octopus; Monitoring New Lizards; The Weirdest Worms; The Animals From Hell; The Thylacine -- Dead or Alive?; Is the Yeti Still Out There? Creatures-o-the Lakes; Peruvian Mystery Cats; Quest for the Golden Bear; Fishing the Oceans; Surviving Sloth?; Fossils from Ancient Forests; The Mysteries of Whales; Cryptids That Never Were; Australia's Shadow Predators; The Yarri; tons more.

SHADOWS OF EXISTENCE: Discoveries and Speculations in Zoology, by Matthew A. Bille. 317 pages, 5x9 Paperback, Illustrated, color section, and index.