Living Dinosaur, A: On the Hunt in West Africa or, How I Avoided Prison but was Outsmarted by a Snail

Living Dinosaur, A: On the Hunt in West Africa or, How I Avoided Prison but was Outsmarted by a Snail
Pat Spain
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h216 x 140mm - 160pg
9 Dec 2022 UK
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9781789046564
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On the Hunt in West Africa finds Bostonian Pat Spain, an inexperienced but enthusiastic traveler and wildlife biologist, on the first shoot of his new National Geographic TV series in Cameroon, the Congo, and the Central African Republic. He was told it would be his "trial by fire" for the world of wildlife TV, and soon finds that to be literally true after their decrepit pick-up truck catches fire while doing 100 MPH on a dirt road. Things only get more uncomfortable for Pat from there as he experiences the wildlife (getting charged by a silverback gorilla and having a killer bee land on his exposed penis), the food (eating rat and face-meltingly hot peppers), and some local traditions (he' s almost arrested, accidentally married, and inadvertently invites an evil forest spirit to live in the Pygmy village he' s staying in), and somehow manages (in his mind, at least) to solve the mystery of Mokele M' Bembe - a supposed living dinosaur in the riverways connecting these three countries.
Pat Spain is that rare thing; a rationalist who still embraces the possible and knows that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of. A grown-up who has lost none of the childhood wonder and curiosity that makes the world magical. A scientist who keeps an open mind and rejoices in the fact that absence of proof is not proof of absence. There is nobody I' d want to travel with more to explore the wild side of our literally extraordinary planet. Buckle up and prepare for adventures.
Pat Spain is a wildlife biologist, cryptozoologist, biotech expert, TV presenter, key-note speaker, author, and cancer survivor with a passion for adventure. His latest adventure TV series, Legend Hunter - 7 x 60min episodes - aired on Travel Channel in 2019 with 5-10 million viewers per week. He lives in North Andover, Massachusetts.

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