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Author: Leslie S. Hall Publisher: UNSW Press ISBN: 9780868405612 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 166
Book Description
Sometimes kept as family pets, flying foxes are much beloved in Australia. This work covers issues such as descriptions of Australia's 13 species of flying foxes and blossom bats, their physiology of flight, ecology, diet and behaviour, and management of populations.
Author: Leslie S. Hall Publisher: UNSW Press ISBN: 9780868405612 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 166
Book Description
Sometimes kept as family pets, flying foxes are much beloved in Australia. This work covers issues such as descriptions of Australia's 13 species of flying foxes and blossom bats, their physiology of flight, ecology, diet and behaviour, and management of populations.
Author: Sue Churchill Publisher: Allen & Unwin ISBN: 1741766974 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 256
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An identification guide to all 75 known species of Australian bats. Species are illustrated with colour photographs, and each species account includes a detailed description of the bat, measurements, a distribution map and notes on where they live, what they eat, and how they find food and reproduce. Australian Bats also provides general information on these fascinating animals: their evolution, why they hang upside down, roosting and reproduction, echolocation, and how to catch, survey and care for bats, including health hazards for carers. An identification key to the bat families is included, with important features illustrated by line drawings and photographs, as well as illustrated keys to all the species.
Author: Quinn M. Arnold Publisher: Creative Paperbacks ISBN: 9781628326819 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Illuminating the unique physical features and behaviors of six nocturnal animals, this new series takes a narrative approach toward life-science topics. As we peer into nocturnal forests and skies, from nighttime awakening to sunlight retreat, atmospheric text and images knit together stories of survival, noting the adaptations that enable each creature to carve out its own niche in its particular habitat. A detailed diagram points out such characteristics in-depth, allowing more visual learners to match facts with real images. Peer into the nocturnal skies with this high-interest introduction to the large fruit bats known as flying foxes.
Author: Jamie Honders Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP ISBN: 1482407841 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
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Flying foxes aren’t really foxes—they’re bats. Compared to many kinds of bats, flying foxes can look like giants. Some can have a 6-foot wingspan! Inside this volume, vibrant photographs of these awesome animals allow readers to get up close and personal with flying foxes in the wild. Readers will be delighted to learn about the different kinds of flying foxes, where they live, what they eat, and much more.
Author: Marianne Taylor Publisher: ISBN: 1782405577 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 403
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This extravagantly illustrated handbook features the work of famed nature photographer Merlin D. Tuttle and in-depth profiles of megabats and microbats.
Author: Bradley Law Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales ISBN: 0980327245 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 509
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This book, the Biology and Conservation of Australasian Bats, follows from the successful 3-day forum of the same name held in April 2007 at the Australian Museum. The forum was organised jointly by the Royal Zoological Society of NSW and the Australasian Bat Society.
Author: Daniel T. Blumstein Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674916484 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 257
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A leading expert in animal behavior takes us into the wild to better understand and manage our fears. Fear, honed by millions of years of natural selection, kept our ancestors alive. Whether by slithering away, curling up in a ball, or standing still in the presence of a predator, humans and other animals have evolved complex behaviors in order to survive the hazards the world presents. But, despite our evolutionary endurance, we still have much to learn about how to manage our response to danger. For more than thirty years, Daniel Blumstein has been studying animals’ fear responses. His observations lead to a firm conclusion: fear preserves security, but at great cost. A foraging flock of birds expends valuable energy by quickly taking flight when a raptor appears. And though the birds might successfully escape, they leave their food source behind. Giant clams protect their valuable tissue by retracting their mantles and closing their shells when a shadow passes overhead, but then they are unable to photosynthesize, losing the capacity to grow. Among humans, fear is often an understandable and justifiable response to sources of threat, but it can exact a high toll on health and productivity. Delving into the evolutionary origins and ecological contexts of fear across species, The Nature of Fear considers what we can learn from our fellow animals—from successes and failures. By observing how animals leverage alarm to their advantage, we can develop new strategies for facing risks without panic.
Author: Albert Wendt Publisher: University of Hawaii Press ISBN: 9780824818234 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
This early collection of eight short stories and a novella is vintage Wendt. Stories convey the unease of traditional island community caught up in the rapid changes of the modern world. Wendt writes with enviable directness and with deep feeling: comedy and tragedy are often hard to distinguish as his characters struggle to come to terms with their changing world.
Author: Jillian Taylor Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press ISBN: 0855757000 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 1
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This beautifully illustrated story, from the Yuin people of Wallaga Lake, New South Wales, tells the tale of Bangu, the Flying Fox, and the lesson she learns about sticking by her friends. With the permission of the elders of Wallaga Lake, their people's story is retold in this form so that children everywhere can share it and learn from it.
Author: Leslie S. Hall
Author: Leslie S. Hall
Author: Sue Churchill
Author: Quinn M. Arnold
Author: Jamie Honders
Author: Pamela J. Gerholdt
Author: Marianne Taylor
Author: Bradley Law
Author: Daniel T. Blumstein
Author: Albert Wendt
Author: Jillian Taylor