Tasmanian Devil: A Unique and Threatened Animal: A deadly tale of survival - Brossura

Owen, David; Pemberton, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1742376304 ISBN 13: 9781742376301

Casa editrice: Allen & Unwin, 2011

Riassunto

Fascinating new insights into the famous Australian marsupial Packed with information that has only been published in scientific journals, if ever at all, this collection of biological facts challenges the misconceptions associated with Australia's most famous marsupial. Far from being a scavenging, ferocious oddity, an image perpetuated by the infamous cartoon character, the Tasmanian Devil is actually a treasured and valuable wildlife species facing extinction. By sharing the surprising, controversial, funny, and tragic history behind the world's largest marsupial carnivore, this new guidebook covers all aspects of the biology and the habitat of the Tasmanian Devil.

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L'autore:

David Owen is the author of Shark and Tasmanian Tiger. David Pemberton is the vertebrate curator at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.

Product Description:

The story of the Tasmanian Devil is a remarkable one - surprising, controversial, funny and tragic. Nor has it been told before. Few mammals have been so negatively named, but this book casts the Tasmanian Devil in a strikingly new light. Far from being a scavenging, ferocious oddity, it is a treasured and valuable wildlife species, and one that faces the threat of extinction. This is the first book published on the animal that has the distinction of being the world's largest marsupial carnivore, and it is packed with information that has either never been published or has only been found in scientific publications.

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• Editore: Allen & Unwin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1742376304
• ISBN 13: 9781742376301
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 225