Last Chance to See
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Last Chance to See is a non-fiction book and accompanying BBC radio series in which Douglas Adams documents his travels to observe rare and endangered species around the world with conservationist Mark Carwardine.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44787 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Last Chance to See Context triple: [Douglas Adams, notableWork, Last Chance to See]
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A.
Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe is Jane Goodall’s reflective memoir and scientific account of her decades-long field research and close relationships with wild chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park.
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B.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
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C.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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D.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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E.
The Voyage of the Beagle
The Voyage of the Beagle is Charles Darwin’s travel narrative detailing his observations during the HMS Beagle expedition, which significantly influenced the development of his theory of evolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Last Chance to See Target entity description: Last Chance to See is a non-fiction book and accompanying BBC radio series in which Douglas Adams documents his travels to observe rare and endangered species around the world with conservationist Mark Carwardine.
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A.
Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe is Jane Goodall’s reflective memoir and scientific account of her decades-long field research and close relationships with wild chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park.
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B.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
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C.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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D.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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E.
The Voyage of the Beagle
The Voyage of the Beagle is Charles Darwin’s travel narrative detailing his observations during the HMS Beagle expedition, which significantly influenced the development of his theory of evolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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radio documentary series ⓘ |
| author | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Last Chance to See
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surface form:
BBC radio series Last Chance to See
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| coAuthor | Mark Carwardine ⓘ |
| contains |
conservation commentary
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field observations ⓘ travel essays ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Douglas Adams
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Mark Carwardine ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Rodrigues fruit bat
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aye-aye ⓘ baiji ⓘ kakapo ⓘ komodo dragon ⓘ northern white rhinoceros ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental literature
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nature writing ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Last Chance to See
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surface form:
BBC radio series Last Chance to See
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| hasSequel |
Last Chance to See
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Last Chance to See (2009 TV series)
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| illustrator | Yann Arthus-Bertrand ⓘ |
| inspired |
Last Chance to See
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surface form:
Last Chance to See (2009 book)
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| intendedEffect | promote conservation awareness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
print
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radio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine
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raising awareness of endangered species ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Heinemann ⓘ |
| radioEpisodesCount | 6 ⓘ |
| radioFormat | documentary series ⓘ |
| setting |
China
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Komodo ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ Mauritius ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
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Zaire
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| subject |
biodiversity loss
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endangered species ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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informative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Last Chance to See Description of subject: Last Chance to See is a non-fiction book and accompanying BBC radio series in which Douglas Adams documents his travels to observe rare and endangered species around the world with conservationist Mark Carwardine.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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BBC radio series Last Chance to See
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BBC radio series Last Chance to See
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Last Chance to See (2009 TV series)
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Last Chance to See (2009 book)
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Last Chance to See (radio series)
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Last Chance to See (TV series)
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Last Chance to See: In the Footsteps of Douglas Adams