| Description |
1 online resource (360 pages) |
| Contents |
About the authors; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Fangaroo to Kangaroo: The Evolution of Macropods; 2 Dreamtime: Indigenous Peoples and the Kangaroo; 3 Civet-Cats, Giant Rats and Jumping Raccoons: Early European Observations; 4 Suspended Animation: Kangaroo Reproduction; 5 Boxing Kangaroo: Macropod Behaviour; 6 Truffles, Fruit, Leaves and Grass: Kangaroo Diet; 7 High Jumpers: Locomotion in the Kangaroo; 8 Kangaroo Commodity: Hunting a National Icon; 9 Flying Kangaroos: Ethnotramps and Public Fascination |
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10 Extinct?: The Disappearance of Australia's Macropods11 Kangaroo Conservation: Saving Australia's Macropods; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Endnotes; Citations for Illustrations and Tables; Index |
| Summary |
This is in the same genre as Platypus and Koala . These are wonderful books about Australia's unique animals written for the general public. Social, anecdotal and historical with a very respectable scientific base. This is a logical and dare I say overdue addition to this group of books |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Kangaroos.
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Kangaroos -- Ecology -- Australia
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Macropodidae
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Kangaroos
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vernes, Karl
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| LC no. |
2010497621 |
| ISBN |
1742691080 |
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9781742691084 |
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