Green Guide to Crocodiles will be popular with crocodile enthusiasts of all agesHow dangerous are crocodiles to humans? How do crocodiles hunt their prey? How can I avoid being taken by a crocodile? Answers to these and many more commonly asked questions about crocodiles can be found inside this useful guide. The authors are based at Crocodylus Park in Darwin, a research and education centre, crocodile farm and tourist destination - contact and location details are in the book.
Age range 5+ Did you know that platypus have retractable webbing on their hind feetto enable an easy transition from swimming to digging? That kangaroos can'tsweat and that the cassowary has no tongue? In Fauna - Australia's MostCurious Creatures, readers are constantly introduced to facts that delight,amaze and induce sheer wonder at the clever design and adaptability of ourmuch-loved native fauna. The information on each individual species is presented in small 'bites'to hold the interest of younger readers, while the information taken in totalgives a comprehensive summary of each species, including breeding and feedinghabits, physical characteristics, habitat and other unique and quirky features. Fauna also has a strong conservation message with an 'extinction roll call'and a rating for the vulnerability of endangered species. The stylised illustrations in Faunaare lively, colourful and informative, highlighting facts that lend themselvesmore to pictures than words e.g. the actual size of crocodile teeth, or themechanics of the echidna's beak. There is also humour in the illustrations - isthat kangaroo with dark glasses actually from a different kind of mob? Readers young and old will be delighted and informed by Fauna.
After hopping on his bike and taking a nine-month, 10,000-mile ride through the Outback, a bold New Englander shares with readers the stories of the colorful characters and idiosyncratic frontier towns he ran into along the way. of color photos.
Across the world, animals are being domesticated at an unprecedented rate and scale. But what exactly is domestication, and what does it tell us about ourselves? In this book, Marcus Baynes-Rock seeks the common thread linking stories about the domestication of Australia's native animals, arguing that domestication is part of a process by which late modernity threatens to undo the world. In a deeply personal account, the author tells of his encounters with crocodiles and emus behind fences, dingoes and kangaroos crossing boundaries, and native bees producing honey in his suburban backyard. Drawing on comparisons between Aboriginal and colonial Australians, Baynes-Rock reveals how the domestication of Australia’s fauna is a process of “unmaking.” As an extension of late modernity, the connections that tie humans and other animals to wider ecologies are being severed, threatening to isolate us and our domesticates from the rest of the world. It is here that Baynes-Rock reveals a key difference between Aboriginal and colonial Australian modes of landscape management: while one is focused on a systemic approach and sees humans as integral to ecological integrity, the other seeks to sever domesticates from ecological processes. The question that emerges is: How might we reconfigure and maintain these connections without undoing humanity? Written in the author’s characteristically frank, passionate, and humorous style, Crocodile Undone takes the reader on a journey across both physical and philosophical landscapes. This fascinating narrative will appeal to anyone interested in the vital connections between humans and animals.
When the time comes to attack, the crocodile explodes from below the surface in a whirl of teeth and spray, yellow eyes ablaze moving faster than the human eye can follow. He is rapid enough to catch a bird on the wing, striking quick and deadly as those other reptilian hunters the snakes. The crocodile is related to the dinosaurs and once shared the world with them. A royal remnant from a bygone age, he is one of nature's most effective amphibious designs for land and water. A 200 million year survivor.
Nipper the Crocodile is a Crocodile Children's Story Book and Australian Made & Owned! The illustrated kids story is about the Australian Saltwater crocodile and reflects the unique wildlife and habitat of unique Northern Australia. It's educational, cute & funny. The art work is glossy, bright & colourful.11 Australian book titles available! Very popular!About Nipper the Crocodile Crocodile Children's Story Book:This amazing children's story is about a crocodile mother caring for her hatchlings. The Saltwater crocodile's habitat is Northern Australia. Other Australian wildlife is included, such as Cassy the cassowary from Cassy's Tale and Croaky the green tree frog from Where is Croaky?Details about Nipper the Crocodile: A crocodile mother is at a river bank. She hears calling noises from her nest. The baby crocodiles are hatching. Mother crocodile helps her hatchlings to get out of the eggs. Carefully, she carries them to the water on her back and in her mouth. Nipper is happy to have a ride in the safety of her jaws. The cassowary father warns Cassy to only admire crocodiles from a safe distance. Also, sound words like umph, rustle and crack make reading the book even more fun. The picture story book is educational. Other Australian animals and birds are included in the stunning art work, like a crab, Ulysses butterfly, heron, lorikeets, kingfisher and Cairns Birdwing butterfly. Last but not least, water lilies and mangroves are included in the beautiful illustrations. Other book titles of evabooks are: Cassy's Tale (cassowary), Where is Croaky? (green tree frog), Bobby the Tree Kangaroo, Paddles the Platypus, Shelly the Sea Turtle, Lyssie the Butterfly (Ulysses butterfly) Who is Laughing? (kookaburra), Spikey's Day Out (echidna), Fuzzy the Koala, Tippy the Kangaroo.
Following the success of Possum and Wattle, Bronwyn Bancroft has created a companion volume, Kangaroo and Crocodile, a book of Australian animals and landscapes - from eagles to echidnas, geckos to crocodies, from desert animals to creatures of the coral reef.
