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Wombats

Barbara Triggs

出版	Csiro Publishing, 2009
主題	Nature / GeneralNature / Animals / MammalsNature / Animals / WildlifeScience / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals
ISBN	06430960199780643096011
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fmAeYRVOMX0C&hl=&source=gbs_api
EBook	SAMPLE

註釋

* Over 100 illustrations, including 28 color plates
* Drawings by Peter Schouten
* New information on the two hairy-nosed species of wombats

One of Australiaâ__s most engaging marsupials, the wombat is also one of the most disparaged and least understood. Often depicted as slow, muddle-headed and clumsy, it can, in fact, outpace a human or a dog over a short distance. Wombats are quick to learn and superbly adapted to their burrowing way of life.

This book gives a full account of the wombatâ__s way of life and examines the many hazards that wombats face. Dealing mainly with the Bare-nosed Wombat, Vombatus ursinus, it includes the latest information on the Southern and Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats, Lasiorhinus latifrons and Lasiorhiunus krefftii, among the worldâ__s most endangered animals. The book also gives practical advice on rearing orphan wombats.