After Man: A Zoology of the Future

After Man: A Zoology of the Future is a speculative zoology by Dougal Dixon, with an introduction by Desmond Morris.

This digital PDF edition offers instant download and presents an illustrated vision of animal life on Earth 50 million years from now.

Book Overview

After Man explores how evolution and ecology might reshape the natural world after the disappearance of humanity. The book surveys imagined animals across habitats including temperate woodlands and grasslands, coniferous forests, tundra and polar regions, deserts, tropical grasslands, tropical forests, and islands. Originally published in 1981 by St. Martin’s Press, it combines scientific explanation with richly detailed illustrations.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• A future Earth set about 50 million years after man, governed by natural selection and ecological recovery.
• Explanations of evolution, cell genetics, natural selection, adaptation, and food chains.
• Speculative animals such as the rabbucks and the predators of the temperate woodlands.
• Environments ranging from coniferous forests to deserts, tropical forests, islands, and polar regions.
• Illustrations prepared from the author’s working drawings by a team of credited artists.
• A closing chapter on the future of life and an appendix with glossary, tree of life, and index.

Why This Book Matters

Desmond Morris’s introduction describes the book’s scientific value in illustrating biological principles through imaginary creatures. By staying close to real evolutionary processes, the work demonstrates how adaptation, convergence, and radiation might produce new forms. It remains a carefully constructed example of speculative zoology from the early 1980s.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital PDF download. There is no physical shipping; access is available immediately after purchase. The file can be used with compatible reading devices including Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and PDF reading applications.

FAQ

Is this an instant download? Yes, this is a PDF file and it will be available for download after purchase.

Will a physical book be shipped? No. This is a digital product only, and no physical copy will be mailed.

What devices are supported? The PDF works with most modern reading apps, including Kindle apps, tablets, desktop readers, and mobile devices.

Add this illustrated exploration of future life to your digital library today.