Description |
98 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 30 cm |
Contents |
Introduction -- 1. The marsupial carnivors : native-cats, marsupial-mice and the numbat -- 2. Cuscus, koalas and wombats -- 3. Possums, gliders and the noolbenger -- 4. Kangaroos and wallaroos -- 5. Wallabies, pademelon, bettong and potoroo -- 6. The monotremes : platypus and echidnas -- 7. Placental mammals : native rodents, the dingo, seals and flying foxes -- The marsupial carnivores -- The herbivorous marsupials -- Small possums and gliders -- Kangaroos -- The egg-laying monotremes -- Rodents -- Bats and flying foxes -- The non-marsupial carnivores -- Index -- Further reading |
Summary |
This book looks at some of Australia's introguing marsupials and native animals |
Notes |
First published, Melbourne: Lansdowne, 1972 |
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Includes Mammals family tree on end pages |
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Includes index |
Subject |
Marsupials -- Australia.
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Marsupials -- Pictorial works.
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Monotremes -- Pictorial works.
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Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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ISBN |
0701813105 |
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