{"product_id":"the-extinction-club-a-tale-of-deer-lost-books-and-a-rather-fine-canary-yellow-sweater-0060535962","title":"The Extinction Club: A Tale of Deer, Lost Books, and a Rather Fine Canary Yellow Sweater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0060535962\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twigger, Robert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor one thousand years, the Milu -- an exotic species of deer with the neck of a camel, horns of a stag, feet of a cow, and tail of a donkey -- existed only in the Chinese emperors private park in Beijing. But in the nineteenth century, a Basque missionary risked his life to obtain a specimen, then embalmed it and sent it to Paris.The preserved remains caused quite a stir, and soon every major nation in Europe possessed a Milu. But most died quickly, and due to war -- most notably the Boxer Rebellion -- they became extinct in their native habitat as well. Yet the eleventh duke of Bedford was devoted to preserving the Milu. Under his care at Woburn Abbey, a herd flourished, and nearly a century later, in 1986, part of the British herd was returned to China.In his fascinating tale, Robert Twigger poignantly recounts the story of this strange and rare animal while providing a riveting meditation on evolution, truth-telling, extinction, myth-making, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51599019671840,"sku":"NEW0060535962","price":14.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61O9hB8L77L_4e46fa85-eb04-4e48-b889-9fe7e043e69a.jpg?v=1779209760","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-extinction-club-a-tale-of-deer-lost-books-and-a-rather-fine-canary-yellow-sweater-0060535962","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}