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Looks at the impact of the land bridge between North and South America on animal evolution, and describes the species found in Central America today
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Eminent naturalist David Rains Wallace spent ten years researching and traveling through Central America. The result is an engaging account of dramatic evolution and amazing geological history.
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"The unique evolutionary story of the species-rich Central American land bridge is eloquently chronicled.... A vibrant natural (and human) history of a biomassive throughway."
--Kirkus
"The Monkey's Bridge deserves a wide audience.... The Central America here unveiled is a 'sublime evolutionary spectacle,' a bridge between worlds and a constant reminder of the fluidity and impermanence of life on earth."
--The New York Times
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ama land bridge between North and South America formed three million years ago, plants and animals surged back and forth in the Great American Biotic Interchange, an evolutionary cross-fertilization that has created one of the world's richest and most fascinating environments. The Monkey's Bridge is the story of Central America's role as an evolutionary link between continents. This critically acclaimed exploration combines vivid travel writing, reflections on landscape and culture, and meditations on the ecosystems unique to this region.
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