Bibliograph

Kangaroo, portrait of an extraordinary marsupial, Stephen Jackson and Karl Vernes

Type

Label

Kangaroo, portrait of an extraordinary marsupial, Stephen Jackson and Karl Vernes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-332) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kangaroo

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

652432066

Responsibility statement

Stephen Jackson and Karl Vernes

Sub title

portrait of an extraordinary marsupial

Summary

This book describes the ecology, history and behavior of the kangaroos, wallabies, and rat kangaroos. It describes their interaction with both the original inhabitants and the European settlers of Australia and addresses the issue of how we can best manage the population of these animals, making the points that some species are heading for extinction due to habitat loss while others have increased in numbers since humans first settled in Australia

Table Of Contents

Fangaroo to kangaroo : the evolution oif macropods -- Dreamtime : indigenous peoples and the kangaroo -- Civet-cats, giant rats and jumping raccoons : early European observations -- Suspended animation : kangaroo reproduction -- Boxing kangaroo : macropod behaviour -- Truffles, fruit, leaves and grass : kangaroo diet -- High jumpers : locomotion in the kangaroo -- Kangaroo commodity : hunting a national icon -- Flying kangaroos : ethnotramps and public fascination -- Extinct? : the disappearance of Australia's macropods -- Kangaroo conservation : saving Australia's macropods

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