Book Description
What is a marsupial? How far can kangaroos hop? Where do Tasmanian devils hide out? Read this book to find out!
Author : World Book
Publisher :
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 29,97 MB
Release : 2016
Category :
ISBN : 9780716629412
What is a marsupial? How far can kangaroos hop? Where do Tasmanian devils hide out? Read this book to find out!
Author : Terence J. Dawson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 26,54 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780801482625
In this, the only up-to-date accessible and scientifically based book on Australia's principal icon, internationally known kangaroo researcher Terry Dawson gets to the heart of what makes these animals special. He shows how many features of their biology, such as their reproductive patterns, social structure and locomotor characteristics, confer great advantages in their adaptations to Australia's harsh climate and demanding environment. Besides covering widely the biology, ecology and behaviour of the ten different types of kangaroos, Professor Dawson compares European and Aboriginal cultural attitudes towards them. He explores such issues as hunting habits, conservation, kangaroos as agricultural pests, the economics of kangaroo ranching and the use of their products.
Author : Natalie Lunis
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 49,18 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1936087243
Describes the natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and behavior of the red kangaroo, the world's largest marsupial.
Author : Ken Richardson
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 13,5 MB
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0643107150
This book provides an authoritative source of information on kangaroos and their relatives. Topics include: species characteristics and biology, adaptations and function, and conservation. The book also discusses culling and the commercial kangaroo harvest, as well as national attitudes to kangaroos and their value for tourism. There are 71 recognised species of kangaroo found in Australasia. Of these, 46 are endemic to Australia, 21 are endemic to the island of New Guinea, and four species are found in both regions. The various species have a number of common names, including bettong, kangaroo, pademelon, potoroo, quokka, rat kangaroo, rock wallaby, tree kangaroo, wallaby and wallaroo. Illustrated in full colour, Australia’s Amazing Kangaroos will give readers insight into the world of this intriguing marsupial – an animal that has pride of place on the Australian Coat of Arms.
Author : Stephen Jackson
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1742691080
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.
Author : Sara Louise Kras
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Kangaroos
ISBN : 1429668040
"Simple text and photographs present kangaroos, how they look, where they live, and what they do"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Michael Archer
Publisher :
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,60 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Author : Graeme Coulson
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0643096620
A major symposium on macropods (kangaroos, wallabies and rat-kangaroos), sponsored by the Australian Mammal Society, was held in July 2006 at the University of Melbourne. It brought together the many recent advances in the biology of this diverse group of mammals and looked at: structure and function; neglected macropods; population biology; and macropod management. A total of 78 authors have contributed 34 chapters to the book, which concentrates on new developments in macropod biology, including topics such as genomics, landscape ecology, endangered species and fertility control.
Author : Alan Newsome
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 21,74 MB
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1486301576
The red kangaroo is at the heart of Australia’s ecological identity. It is Australia’s largest terrestrial land mammal, the largest extant marsupial, and the only kangaroo truly restricted to Australia’s arid interior. Almost nothing was known about the ecology of the red kangaroo when Alan Newsome began to study it in 1957. He discovered how droughts affect reproduction, why red kangaroos favour different habitats during droughts from those after rains, and that unprecedented explosions in red kangaroo numbers were caused by changes to the landscape wrought by graziers. Most importantly, he realised the possibilities of enriching western science with Indigenous knowledge, a feat recognised today as one of the greatest achievements of his career. First drafted in 1975 and now revised and prepared for publication by his son, The Red Kangaroo in Central Australia captures Alan’s thoughts as a young ecologist working in Central Australia in the 1950s and 1960s. It will inspire a new generation of scientists to explore Australia’s vast interior and study the extraordinary adaptations of its endemic mammals. It will also appeal to readers of other classics of Australian natural history, such as Francis Ratcliffe's Flying Fox and Drifting Sand and Harry Frith's The Mallee Fowl, The Bird that Builds an Incubator.
Author : Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Its Fun to Learn about Baby An
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,99 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778740797
Kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, sugar gliders, and opossums are just a few of the marsupial babies introduced in this book. Children will love the pictures of these cute animals peeking out at the world around them. The book introduces life cycles, bodies, the foods these animals eat, how they move, and where on Earth they live.