{"id":6926,"date":"2025-03-05T09:16:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T01:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/?p=6926"},"modified":"2025-03-05T09:16:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T01:16:42","slug":"book-highlight-just-an-individual-of-a-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/book-highlight-just-an-individual-of-a-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Highlight: Just an Individual of a Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u200b<strong>Just an Individual of a Species<\/strong> is the autobiography of the late Academician Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Mustaffa Babjee, a distinguished ASM Fellow, veterinarian, naturalist, and scientist. This posthumously published work offers an intimate look into his life and contributions to Malaysia&#8217;s ecological and scientific communities.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Dr Mustaffa Babjee was recognised as one of the nation&#8217;s foremost eco-warriors, dedicating his efforts to preserving and understanding Malaysia&#8217;s rich biodiversity. His autobiography provides insights into his journey, challenges, and the milestones he achieved in advancing veterinary science and natural history in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his autobiography, Dr Mustaffa Babjee authored <strong>The Biology of the Long-necked Weevil (Cycnotrachelus sp.)<\/strong>, documenting his observations and research on this particular species from April 2008 to 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Both books were launched posthumously in his memory, celebrating his enduring legacy and contributions to science and environmental conservation in Malaysia.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Visit the ASM Website to purchase your copy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/individual-of-a-species\/\">Just an Individual of a Species<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-publication\/the-biology-of-long-necked-weevil\/\">The Biology of the Long-necked Weevil<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6927&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just an Individual of a Species explores TS Ahmad Mustaffa Babjee\u2019s legacy in biodiversity and veterinary science, highlighting his impact on Malaysia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1350],"tags":[1058,1334,1341,1335,344,1372],"class_list":["post-6926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-march-2025","tag-asm-publication","tag-biography","tag-biological-sciences","tag-book-highlight","tag-just-an-individual-of-a-species","tag-mustaffa-babjee"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/just-an-individual-of-a-species.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajCBQ-1NI","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6928,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6926\/revisions\/6928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}