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Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird by Gisela Kaplan
Category: Science | Series: Australian Natural History Ser.
The warbling and carolling of the Australian magpie are familiar to many although few of us recognize that it ranks among the foremost songbirds of the world. Its impressive vocal abilities, its propensity to play and clown, and its willingness to interact with people, make the magpie one of our most we ...Show more
Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird by Gisela Kaplan
Category: Nature | Series: AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HISTORY
The Australian magpie is one of our nation's most popular and iconic birds. It is loved for its impressive vocal abilities, propensity to play, excellent parenting and willingness to form enduring friendships with people.Written by award-winning author Gisela Kaplan, a leading authority on animal behavi ...Show more
Bettongs, Potoroos and the Musky Rat-Kangaroo by Randy Rose; John Seebeck; Andrew Claridge
Category: No Category | Series: Australian Natural History Ser.
Provides an extraordinary glimpse into the secretive lives of these unusual marsupials.
Dingo by Brad Purcell
Category: Nature | Series: Australian Natural History S.
Many present-day Australians see the dingo as a threat and a pest to human production systems. An alternative viewpoint, which is more in tune with Indigenous culture, allows others to see the dingo as a means to improve human civilisation. This book helps readers to recognise this dichotomy.
FLYING FOXES FRUIT AND BLOSSOM BATS OF AUSTRALIA by HALL LES
Category: Nature | Series: Australian Natural History Series
Flying Foxes is an illustrated guide dedicated to Australia's thriteen species of Megachiroptera. These 'mega' bats do not comply with standard bat stereotypes: while they are nocturnal, they live in forests rather than caves, they navigate by sight rather than echolocation, and their long snouts and la ...Show more
Fur Seals and Sea Lions by Roger Kirkwood
Category: No Category | Series: Australian Natural History Series
Fur seals and sea lions are charismatic, large carnivores that engage us with both their skill and playful antics. Although all species in Australian waters were harvested to near extinction 200 years ago, fur seals are recovering and are now common in near-shore waters across southern Australia. Sea li ...Show more
Kangaroos by Terence J. Dawson
Category: Nature | Series: Australian Natural History Ser.
This book provides a clear and accessible account of kangaroos, showing how their reproductive patterns, social structure and other aspects of their biology make them well adapted to Australia's harsh climate and demanding environment. Since the last edition of this book nearly 20 years ago, much more i ...Show more
Koala - A Historical Biography by Ann Moyal
Category: Australiana | Series: Australian Natural History Ser.
Examines the koala's long seclusion from discovery (1803), its slow penetration of the European classificatory system, its distinctive history, and its emergence through observation, artistic and scientific depiction. This book covers koala destruction through settlement and hunting in the 19th century ...Show more
Native Mice and Rats by Bill Breed; Fred Ford
Category: Nature | Series: Australian Natural History Ser.
Australia's native rodents are the most ecologically diverse family of Australian mammals. There are about 60 living species - all within the subfamily Murinae - representing around 25 per cent of all species of Australian mammals. They range in size from the very small delicate mouse to the highly spec ...Show more
Possums of Australia: The Brushtails, Ringtails and Greater Glider by Anne Kerle
Category: Nature | Series: Australian Natural History Series
Possums are the most common arboreal mammal in Australia. - Understandably, many people find the doe-eyed and bushy-tailed critters to be very appealing: many feed them from their suburban balconies while others volunteer to care for injured or orphaned animals. In many parts of Australia, the wellbeing ...Show more
Tawny Frogmouth by Gisela T. Kaplan
Category: Nature | Series: Australian Natural History S.
The strange tawny frogmouth is often thought to be a species of owl, but it is related to nightjars. A true master of disguise, the tawny frogmouth can sit a few metres from you and still not be spotted. They catch their prey with their beaks rather than with their talons. This book is an overview of on ...Show more
Tree-kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea by Roger Martin
Category: No Category | Series: Australian Natural History S.
To many people, the suggestion that a kangaroo could live up a tree is fantasy. Yet, in the rainforests of far north Queensland and New Guinea, there are extraordinary kangaroos that do just that. Many aspects of their anatomy and biology (particularly their bipedal hopping ability) suggest a terrestria ...Show more