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Download or read book Platypus Matters written by Jack Ashby and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-08-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Naturalist and Assistant Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge, Jack Ashby shares his love for the platypus and other Australian mammals, including wombats, echidnas, and kangaroos. Informed by stories of his experiences meeting living marsupials and egg-laying mammals on fieldwork in Tasmania and mainland Australia and his close contact with thousands of zoological specimens collected for museums over the last 200 years, Ashby's book explains historical mysteries and debunks myths about these mammals and especially the platypus-which lays eggs, feeds its young on milk, has venom spurs, and sports a bill that can detect electricity. In evaluating how humans have considered these special mammals, he makes clear that calling these animals "weird" or "primitive"- or incorrectly implying that Australia is an "evolutionary backwater"-has only added to the challenges for their conservation. One outcome of these descriptions is that Australia now has the worst mammal extinction rate of anywhere on Earth. Ashby argues that many of the ways that the world thinks about Australia's mammals can be traced back to the country's colonial history"--
Download or read book The Platypus written by Tom Grant and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along with the kangaroos, the platypus is totally identified with Australia, and no other living animal has intrigues and fascinated the layperson and the scientist to quite the same degree. This book confines itself to the know facts rather than to the myths and legends with surround this beautiful, secretive and shy creature. In a clear narrative style assisted by superb illustrations, The Platypus takes us through the four seasons in the life of a platypus, describing for us what they eat, where they live, how they reproduce and how they are adapted for survival in an environment that is periodically ravaged by floods and droughts. This third edition of The Platypus has been thoroughly revised and re-designed enabling the reader to be fully up-to-date on the latest research findings about this unique Australian creature.
Download or read book Platypus written by Ann Moyal and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2004-10-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eloquent and concise, Platypus uncovers the earliest theories and latest discoveries about this delightfully odd member of the animal kingdom.
Download or read book Platypus written by Tom Grant and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2007-10-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it first became known to European scientists and naturalists in 1798, the platypus has been the subject of controversy, interest and absolute wonder. Found only in Australia, the platypus is a mammal that lays eggs but, like other mammals, it has fur and suckles its young on milk. Many early biologists who visited the British colonies in Australia, including Charles Darwin, went out of their way to observe this remarkable animal. In Australia today the species is considered to be an icon, but one that many Australians have never seen in the wild. This book presents established factual information about the platypus and examines the most recent research findings, along with some of the colourful history of the investigation of its biology. This completely updated edition covers its anatomy, distribution and abundance, breeding, production of venom, unique senses, ecology, ancestry and conservation. It includes a 'Frequently Asked Questions' section for the general reader and, for those wishing to find out more detailed information, a comprehensive reference list.
Download or read book Platypus written by William Caper and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1798, the governor of Australia, John Hunter, came across an odd-looking animal. It was unlike anything he had ever seen. Curious as to the identity of the mysterious creature, he shipped the strange animal to scientists in Great Britain so they could study it. At first, the scientists thought the animal was a hoax. No real animal could look so bizarre. Was it a fish, a bird, or a mammal? No sooner did scientists determine that this rare animal was indeed real than a new set of questions arose that would take scientists over a century to answer. In Platypus: A Century-long Mystery, kids follow the work of scientists as they study the platypus and attempt to unravel the mystery surrounding the animal's identity. Large, full-color photos and a narrative text will keep readers turning the pages for more.
Download or read book Platypus written by Christina Leaf and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The platypus is one strange-looking animal! These mammals have duck-like bills, beaver-like tails, otter-like bodies, and even venomous stingers on their webbed feet! Find out how these bizarre animals use their unique features in this title for beginning readers.
Download or read book Platypuses written by Julie Murray and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains what a platypus is, its natural habitat, and other information on the unique creature.
Download or read book Platypus! written by Ginjer L. Clarke and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive and swim. Spin and swoop. The platypus loves to play! Beginning readers will dive right into this simple, Step 2 nonfiction book about one of the most unique animals on earth.
Download or read book Platypuses written by Rebecca E. Hirsch and published by Lerner Publications (Tm). This book was released on 2015 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book covers information (life cycle, appearance, habitat) about the platypus. Each chapter discusses an aspect of the platypus's life, comparing the platypus to a similar mammal and to a very different mammal."--
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Download or read book Blackwood's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Concerning Animals and Other Matters by : Edward Hamilton Aitken
Download or read book Concerning Animals and Other Matters written by Edward Hamilton Aitken and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1914 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Platypuses by : Megan Borgert-Spaniol
Download or read book Platypuses written by Megan Borgert-Spaniol and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the worldÕs unusual animals, the platypus resembles a duck, beaver, and otter. Most graceful underwater, these mammals have all the tools necessary, from goggles and webbed feet, to a paddle for a tail. Swim along in this platypus-packed title for reluctant readers.
Book Synopsis Reports of Cases Determined in the Courts of Appeal of the State of California by :
Download or read book Reports of Cases Determined in the Courts of Appeal of the State of California written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Platypus written by Susan Allana Whiting and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Newtown, N.S.W.: Walker Books Australia, 2015.
Book Synopsis A Platypus, Probably by : Sneed B. Collard III
Download or read book A Platypus, Probably written by Sneed B. Collard III and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow a female platypus as she hunts for food, finds a mate, builds a shelter, and cares for her pups.
Download or read book Platypus written by Grace Hansen and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title covers basic information about platypuses, one of Australia's most unique and rare animals! Information in this title covers a platypus's habitat, diet, habits, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
