A Living Dinosaur: On the Hunt in West Africa
or, How I Avoided Prison but was Outsmarted by a Snail
by Pat Spain
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Pub Date Jan 01 2023 | Archive Date Dec 05 2022
John Hunt Publishing Ltd | 6th Books
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Pat Spain is a wildlife biologist, cryptozoologist, biotech expert, TV presenter, key-note speaker, author, and cancer survivor with a passion for adventure. Pat is always enthusiastically seeking his next great escapade, and the opportunity to add to his ever growing list of “things that have bitten or stung him”. As the great nephew of the "Prophet of the Unexplained" Charles Fort, Pat thinks of himself as carrying on a family tradition by questioning mainstream science, considering unusual explanations for bizarre phenomena, and generally, investigating those things most people write off as impossible.
In the course of his journeys, Pat’s been charged by a silverback gorilla, initiated into a remote Amazonian tribe by participating in the most extreme ceremony in the world, the bullet ant ritual (nearly 1M YouTube views), been 1000 feet under the ocean in a 3-man-sub, nearly been shot down in a helicopter, eaten cat in Sumatra and rat in Cameroon, has lain down in a pit of 275,000 snakes, and spent up to 19 hours a day for four years running experiments in a space suit, inside a sterile bubble, in a state-of-the-art biotech lab.
The one constant in his life is a passion for adventure, education, and entertainment. Pat has served as Keynote Speaker at The Royal Geographical Society in London, NASA, and multiple international Universities. Pat’s latest adventure TV series, Legend Hunter (7X60min episodes) aired on Travel Channel in 2019 with 5-10 million viewers per week. He lives in North Andover, Massachusetts.
In the course of his journeys, Pat’s been charged by a silverback gorilla, initiated into a remote Amazonian tribe by participating in the most extreme ceremony in the world, the bullet ant ritual (nearly 1M YouTube views), been 1000 feet under the ocean in a 3-man-sub, nearly been shot down in a helicopter, eaten cat in Sumatra and rat in Cameroon, has lain down in a pit of 275,000 snakes, and spent up to 19 hours a day for four years running experiments in a space suit, inside a sterile bubble, in a state-of-the-art biotech lab.
The one constant in his life is a passion for adventure, education, and entertainment. Pat has served as Keynote Speaker at The Royal Geographical Society in London, NASA, and multiple international Universities. Pat’s latest adventure TV series, Legend Hunter (7X60min episodes) aired on Travel Channel in 2019 with 5-10 million viewers per week. He lives in North Andover, Massachusetts.
Advance Praise
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.
Harry Marshall, Chairman and Co-Founder of Icon Films
Spain’s book is a fascinating and hilarious romp through some of the wildest places on Earth. Strap on your seatbelt (if you’re lucky enough to have one) and join the ride!
Lyle Blackburn, author of The Beast of Boggy Creek
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781789046564 |
| PRICE | CA$18.95 (CAD) |
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