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Tim Flach's previous weighty tomes on dogs, horses and wildlife have been met with wide critical acclaim and have produced is self-explanatory. In collaboration with conservationists, Flach spent months travelling the world photographing snow leopards, polar bears, pandas and many other beautiful and rare animals. Often, Flach's subjects, the creatures our species is consigning to oblivion, are staring through the lens into our eyes, as if asking ‘why?' and we are forced to confront the uncomfortable truth of the answer.