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Text © Bryan Sykes 2018
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Source ISBN: 9780008244453
Ebook Edition © November 2018 ISBN: 9780008244439
Version: 2019-11-11
To Sergio and Ulla
Illustration courtesy of Richard Sykes. This illustration depicts the tomb of Liliana Crociati de Szaszak in La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, which is known for its unusual neo-gothic design. Liliana was twenty-six years old when she was killed by an avalanche, and after his death several years later, her beloved dog, Sabú was added to her memorial. The text under the dog’s statue reads ‘Sabú, faithful friend of Liliana’.
Contents
3 I Met a Traveller from an Antique Land
7 The Cave of Forgotten Dreams
9 Why Didn’t Shaun Ellis Get Eaten by Wolves?
14 The Studbook of Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks
15 The Emergence of Modern Breeds
17 The Genetics of Pedigree Breeds
21 The Scientist who Came in from the Cold
23 The Girl who Talks with Dogs
24 Born Again: Cloning your Dog