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Sanderson published three classics of nature writing: Animal Treasure (a report of an expedition to the jungles of then-British West Africa); Caribbean Treasure (an account of an expedition to Trinidad, Haiti, and Dutch Guyana (now Suriname), begun in late 1936 and ending in late 1938); and Living Treasure (an account of an expedition to Jamaica, the British Honduras (now Belize) and the Yucatan). Illustrated with Sanderson's drawings, they are well-written and humorous accounts of his scientific expeditions, and anticipate later works by writer-naturalists such as Gerald Durrell. Unlike Durrell, who collected animals for zoos, Sanderson collected animals for museums and scientific institutions, and including detailed studies of their behaviors and environments. However, he also killed some for study. Sanderson's behavioral observations in the animals' natural environments were invaluable: much of what was known at that time concerning "exotic" species was based solely upon the examination of dead and preserved specimens. Location of British West Africa. ... Look up Trinidad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Republic of Suriname, more commonly known as Suriname or Surinam, (formerly known as Netherlands Guiana and Dutch Guiana) is a country in northern South America, in between French Guiana to the east and Guyana to the west. ... Flag of British Honduras British Honduras was the former name of what is now the independent nation of Belize and was a British colony on the east coast of Central America, adjacent to the southeast of Mexico. ... The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. ... Gerald Durrell – founder of the Jersey Zoo and pioneer of captive breeding The Gerald Durrell Memorial VHS cover, with a self portrait Gerald (Gerry) Malcolm Durrell OBE (January 7, 1925 – January 30, 1995) was a naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter. ...

Biography

Born in Scotland, Sanderson traveled widely in his youth. His father, who manufactured whiskey professionally, was killed by a rhinoceros while assisting a documentary film crew in Kenya in 1924. Whisky (or whiskey) is an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, often including malt, which has then been aged in wooden barrels. ... Black Rhino from Howletts Wild Animal Park For other uses, see Rhinoceros (disambiguation). ...

As a teenager, Sanderson attended Eton College, and, at 17 years old, began a yearlong trip around the world, focusing mostly on Asia. Sanderson earned a B.A. in zoology, with honors, from Cambridge University, where he later earned M.A. degrees in botany and geology. In a New York radio interview ca. 1965, Sanderson stated that "I have three PhD's, but I don't call myself a doctor". He did not elaborate. In the 1930s, Sanderson led an expedition to Africa on behalf of the British Museum. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor in England, situated north of Windsor Castle... Zoology (rarely spelled zoölogy) is the biological discipline which involves the study of non-human animals. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... Pinguicula grandiflora Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The British Museum in London is one of the worlds greatest museums of human history and culture. ...

He conducted a number of expeditions as a teenager and young man into tropical areas in the 1920s and 1930s, gaining widespread fame for his animal collecting as well as his popular writings on nature and travel. A noontime scene from the Philippines on a day when the sun is almost directly overhead. ...

Sanderson was an early follower of Charles Fort. Later he became known for writings on topics such as cryptozoology, a word Sanderson coined in the early 1940s, with special attention to the evidence for Lake Monsters, sea serpents, Yeti, and Sasquatch. Sanderson was also interested in the probable biological basis to reports of extraterrestrial sightings, some of which he felt might be amoeba-like outer space animals. This article is not about Charles Forte. ... Cryptozoology is the search for animals that are rumored to exist, but for which conclusive proof is missing. ... Lake monster is the name given to the phenomenon of large animals being sighted and being supposed to exist in lakes, although their existence has never been confirmed scientifically. ... Sea serpents are a kind of sea monster either wholly or partly serpentine. ... “Abominable Snowman” redirects here. ... Sasquatch can refer to different topics: A Sasquatch is another name for Bigfoot. ... A 1967 Soviet Union 16 kopeks stamp. ... Atmospheric beasts are cryptids or mythical creatures reputed to live high in the air and fly without wings because of being lighter than air. ...

During World War II, Sanderson worked for British Naval Intelligence, then for British Security Coordination, finally finishing out the war as a press agent in New York City. Afterwards, Sanderson made New York his home and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. Sanderson lived in the Whitby building on West 45th Street in Manhattan's Hells kitchen until his death in 1973. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Naval Intelligence Division (NID) was the intelligence arm of the British Admiralty before the establishment of a unified Defence Staff in 1964. ... The British Security Coordination was authorized by Winston Churchill in 1940 as a highly secret organization in New York to supervise the activities of the British intellignece service -- MI5, Special Operations Executive, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), & the Political Warfare Executive -- in the Western hemisphere. ... New York, NY redirects here. ...

During the 1950s and 1960s, Sanderson was widely published in such journals of popular adventure as True, Sports Afield, and Argosy, as well as in the 1940s in general-interest publications such as the Saturday Evening Post. In the 1950s, Sanderson was a frequent guest on John Nebel's paranormal-themed radio program. He was a frequent guest on The Garry Moore Show, being one of the first recognized animal researchers on television to bring live specimens on talk shows. As his friend and fellow cryptozoologist Loren Coleman has remembered in several of Coleman's books, Sanderson's appearances often involved his discussion of cryptozoological topics. Coleman notes that Sanderson could be skeptical. In "Mysterious America," for example, Coleman documents that Sanderson discovered the 1909 "Jersey Devil" flap was an elaborate real estate hoax. There have been many publications called the Saturday Evening Post; several were/are local British newspapers. ... Long John Nebel (1911-1978) (born John Zimmerman in Chicago, he adopted his radio name, Long John Nebel from the surname of his stepmother, Knebel) was a talk radio show host. ... The Garry Moore Show was the name for several separate American variety series on the CBS television network in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Loren Coleman in a photograph featured in his profile on Cryptomundo. ...

Sanderson founded the Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained (SITU) in 1965 in Little Silver, New Jersey.

Sanderson was married twice. His wife Alma accompanied him in the travels discussed in Caribbean Treasure and Living Treasure.

He died of brain cancer in New Jersey, which had become his adopted home. Upon his death in 1973 Sanderson's long time friend Roy Pinney moved into his apartment at the Whitby building. A brain tumor is any mass created by an abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells either found in the brain (neurons, glial cells, epithelial cells, myelin producing cells, etc. ... Roy Pinney Roy Pinney (born Pinyehrae Schiffer on August 13, 1911 in New York City) is a herpetologist, professional photographer, writer, spelunker and pilot. ...

Works

Nature/travel

• Animal Treasure, The Viking Press, September 1937, hardback; Pyramid Books, July 1966, paperback.
• Caribbean Treasure, The Viking Press, November 1939, hardback, ISBN 0-670-20479-X; Pyramid Books, November 1965, paperback, second printing July 1966.
• Living Treasure, The Viking Press, April 1941, hardback, second printing April 1945; Pyramid Books, September 1965, paperback.
• The Dynasty of Abu a History and Natural History of the elephants and Their Relatives Past and Present, Alfred A Knoff, 1962, hardback.
• How to Know the American Mammals, Little Brown & Company, 1951, hardback.
• Living mammals of the world in color: A treasury of real-life, natural-color photographs and complete up-to-date, accurate description of 189 mammals, Hanover House, 1958.
• Ivan Sanderson's Book of Great Jungles, Julian Messner, 1965, hardback.
• Green silence: Travels through the jungles of the Orient, D. McKay Co., 1974, ISBN 0-679-50487-7.
• Follow the Whale, Little Brown, 1956, hardback.

Unexplained phenomena

• Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life: The Story Of Sub-Humans On Five Continents From The Early Ice Age Until Today, Adventures Unlimited Press, 2006, paperback, ISBN 1-931882-58-4.
• Uninvited Visitors: A Biologist Looks At UFOs, Cowles Education Corporation, 1967, hardback.
• Invisible Residents: The Reality of Underwater UFOs, with David Hatcher Childress, Adventures Unlimited Press, 2005, paperback, ISBN 1-931882-20-7.
• Investigating the Unexplained (essays) Prentice Hall, 1972, hardback, ISBN 0-13-502229-0.
• Things (essays), Pyramid Books, 1967, paperback.
• More Things (essays), Pyramid Books, 1969, paperback.
• Vimana Aircraft of Ancient India and Atlantis, with David Hatcher Childress, Adventures Unlimited Press, 1992, paperback, ISBN 0-932813-12-7.

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References and Sources

• Clark, Jerome, Unexplained! 347 Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena; Detroit, Visible Ink Press; 1993, ISBN 0-8103-9436-7
• Story, Ronald, "Sanderson, Ivan T[errence]" pages 315-317 in The Encyclopedia of UFOs, Ronald Story, editor; Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1980, ISBN 0-385-13677-3