![]() ![]() ![]() Dixon, a geologist who over the decades has contributed to many children’s book and children’s encyclopaedias, has been particularly influential on this genre with his book After Man. It may seem a bit whimsical, but some biologists have not been afraid to entertain themselves wondering what life might look like in the future. ![]() So, what is speculative zoology? It is the biological equivalent of the fiction genre of alternate history – the books and movies that ask, for example, “What if Germany had won World War II?” and take it from there. “ After Man: A Zoology of the Future“, written by Dougal Dixon, published as a facsimile reprint of the 1981 edition by Breakdown Press in May 2018 (hardback, 128 pages) ![]()
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