Kangaroo
Subtitle: portrait of an extraordinary marsupial
By: Stephen Jackson and Karl Vernes
Contributors: Vernes, Karl
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Crows Nest, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9781741759037
Subjects: Ecology; Kangaroos; Human-animal relationships
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fangaroo to kangaroo : the evolution oif macropods; title: Dreamtime : indigenous peoples and the kangaroo; title: Civet-cats, giant rats and jumping raccoons : early European observations; title: Suspended animation : kangaroo reproduction; title: Boxing kangaroo : macropod behaviour; title: Truffles, fruit, leaves and grass : kangaroo diet; title: High jumpers : locomotion in the kangaroo; title: Kangaroo commodity : hunting a national icon; title: Flying kangaroos : ethnotramps and public fascination; title: Extinct? : the disappearance of Australia's macropods; title: Kangaroo conservation : saving Australia's macropods.