Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Prologue 1
5. Part I. The Hunt for Eden
6. 1. The Wolf is at the Door—Who’s Afraid? 6
7. 2. The Shy Giant of the Forest 20
8. 3. A Tropical Primate in Alaska 42
9. 4. Emissaries of a Dying Epoch 68
10. Part II. The Meek and the Bold
11. 5. Subarctic Shadows 84
12. 6. To Know Thy Enemy 94
13. 7. Among the Naive 114
14. 8. A Tiger East of the Sun 128
15. Part III. A Search for Ice Age Relicts
16. 9. A Continent of Virgins and Recent Ghosts 150
17. 10. On Being Caribou and Musk Ox 160
18. 11. Islands of Ice and Innocence 174
19. Part IV. The Predator’s Gaze
20. 12. Changing the Rules of Engagement 194
21. 13. Nomads of the Gobi 218
22. 14. The Silent Cats of Patagonia 236
23. Part V. Making the Beast More Savage, or Less?
24. 15. A Credibility Conundrum 248
25. 16. Different Sides of the Darwinian Divide 256
26. 17. Of Fear and Culture 266
27. Epilogue 279
28. Acknowledgments 283
29. Readings of Interest and Exploration 287
30. Index 293