Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date of Publication: 30 August 2018
Number of Volumes: Paperback
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Product details:
ISBN13: | 9781486305148 |
ISBN10: | 1486305148 |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 328 pages |
Size: | 270x210 mm |
Weight: | 1360 g |
Language: | English |
Illustrations: | 146 colour photographs, 38 illustrations |
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Short description:
Most living carnivorous marsupials lead a secretive and solitary existence. From tiny insect eaters to the formidable Tasmanian Devil, Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials offers rare insight into the history and habits of these creatures - from their discovery by intrepid explorers and scientists to their unique life cycles and incredible ways of hunting prey.
Long description:
Most living carnivorous marsupials lead a secretive and solitary existence. From tiny insect eaters to the formidable Tasmanian Devil, Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials offers rare insight into the history and habits of these creatures &&&8211; from their discovery by intrepid explorers and scientists to their unique life cycles and incredible ways of hunting prey.
Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials contains a guide to the world&&&8217;s 136 living species of carnivorous marsupials and is packed with never-before-seen photos. Biogeography, relationships and conservation are also covered in detail. Readers are taken on a journey through remote Australia, the Americas and dark, mysterious New Guinea &&&8211; some of the last truly wild places on Earth. The book describes frenzied mating sessions, minuscule mammals that catch prey far larger than themselves, and extinct predators including marsupial lions, wolves and even sabre-toothed kangaroos.
Features
Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials contains a guide to the world&&&8217;s 136 living species of carnivorous marsupials and is packed with never-before-seen photos. Biogeography, relationships and conservation are also covered in detail. Readers are taken on a journey through remote Australia, the Americas and dark, mysterious New Guinea &&&8211; some of the last truly wild places on Earth. The book describes frenzied mating sessions, minuscule mammals that catch prey far larger than themselves, and extinct predators including marsupial lions, wolves and even sabre-toothed kangaroos.
Features
- A fascinating insight into the lives and behaviours of these secretive and solitary marsupials
- Extensively illustrated with stunning colour photographs
- Includes extinct species such as giant kangaroos, marsupial lions and tigers