List of Illustrations

Abraham Dee Bartlett with pickled gorilla (Zoological Society of London)

Statue of Frederick Selous (Oliver McGhie, by kind permission of the Natural History Museum)

Hoisted elephant

Hagenbeck camel train

Human zoo exhibits

Frank Buck

Quagga (ZSL)

Thylacine (ZSL)

Elephant at Ol Pejeta

Lioness at Ol Pejeta

Rhinoceros rescue at Ol Pejeta

De-horned white rhinos

Schoolgirl at N’hambita (Benedicte Kurzen)

Garden moles (Oliver Riviere)

Okapi at London Zoo

Jonathan Baillie (ZSL)

First glimpse of a new species (ZSL)

Richard Girling and Alberto Simonetta at La Specola (Paolo Agnelli)

The Somali golden mole (Paolo Agnelli)

Unless otherwise stated, all pictures are the author’s own.

Every effort has been made to trace and contact all holders of copyright in illustrations. If there are any inadvertent omissions, the publishers will be pleased to correct these at the earliest opportunity.