First English guidebook to the region, covering the two thousand miles of the coast of Argentinian Patagonia, from Peninsula Valdes to the Strait of Magellan. It describes 185 bird and 61 mammal species, with natural histories for the most common. Extensively illustrated by the author, all of the accounts list common names (English, Spanish and scientific) and descriptions of behaviour, status and habitat, range, and distinguishing characteristics. An essential guide for any traveller to the region, or any naturalist with an abiding interest in this spectacular corner of the planet.