{"product_id":"9780060535964","title":"Extinction Club: A Tale of Deer, Lost Books and a Rather Fine Canary Yellow Sweater","description":"\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 emperor’s 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065031508208,"sku":"9780060535964","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060535964_p0.jpg?v=1763619432","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060535964","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}