Sheep Management and Wool Technology by John Bernard D'Arcy

$65.00 AUD

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AUSTRALIA'S DANGEROUS CREATURES : UNDERSTAND - IDENTIFY - AVOID - SURVIVE

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Fathoms: The World in the Whale by Rebecca Giggs

$35.00 AUD

Category: NATURE

A work of bright and careful genius. Equal parts Rebecca Solnit and Annie Dillard, Giggs masterfully combines lush prose with conscientious history and boots-on-the-beach reporting. With Giggs leading us gently by the hand we dive down, and down, and down, into the dark core of the whale, which, she con vincingly reveals, is also the guts of the world.’ Robert Moor, New York Times bestselling author of On Trails: an exploration ‘There is a kind of hauntedness in wild animals today: a spectre related to environmental change … Our fear is that the unseen spirits that move in them are ours. Once more, animals are a moral force.’ When Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beach in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales might shed light on the condition of our seas. How do whales experience environmental change? Has our connection to these fabled animals been transformed by technology? What future awaits us, and them? And what does it mean to write about nature in the midst of an ecological crisis? In Fathoms: the world in the whale, Giggs blends natural history, philosophy, and science to explore these questions with clarity and hope. In lively, inventive prose, she introduces us to whales so rare they have never been named; she tells us of the astonishing variety found in whale sounds, and of whale ‘pop’ songs that sweep across hemispheres. She takes us into the deeps to discover that one whale’s death can spark a great flourishing of creatures. We travel to Japan to board whaling ships, examine the uncanny charisma of these magnificent mammals, and confront the plastic pollution now pervading their underwater environment. In the spirit of Rachel Carson and John Berger, Fathoms is a work of profound insight and wonder. It marks the arrival of an essential new voice in narrative nonfiction and provides us with a powerful, surprising, and compelling view of some of the most urgent issues of our time.   ...Show more

BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA by JOHN GOODERS

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EVERY AUSTRALIAN BIRD ILLUSTRATED

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Encyclopaedia of Animals in Colour by Maurice Burton

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Birds of Prey : Majestic Masters of the Skies by Paul D Frost

$35.00 AUD

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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DOGS by KAY WHITE

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A Dictionary of Australian Mammal Names - Pronunciation, Derivation, and Significance of the Names, with Biographical and Bibliographical Notes by Ronald Strahan

$15.00 AUD

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What Bird Is That? by Neville Cayley

$15.00 AUD

$41.75 (64% off)

Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Series: The\Australian Natural Science Library

Sharks and Rays of Australia by Kelvin Aitken

$10.00 AUD

$18.99 (47% off)

Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Series: Australian Green Guides

Australia is the shark and ray "capital" of the world, with far more different species than any other country. Of the 950 known species of sharks and rays throughout the world, Australia is host to approximately 300, many of which are found only in the waters of Australia. This book has been written wit h the amateur naturalist in mind. Information is organized simply, with individual species or group entries describing key characteristics, such as where they are found, food requirements and behavioural habits. Each entry is accompanied by a colour photograph and, where appropriate, distribution maps. A key feature is the "gee whiz" spreads which answer many of the most commonly asked questions about why sharks and rays do what they do, revealing interesting facts and providing practical information for the amateur enthusiast. In addition, fact panels interspersed throughout the text highlight surprising snippets of information. ...Show more

The Kookaburra - A Pictorial Celebration of Australia's Best-Loved Bird by Toby Hooper; Juliana Hooper

$20.00 AUD

$24.95 (19% off)

Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS

Revised edition of the author's 1982 publication, TThe Laughing Australian'. Covers the symbolic use of the kookaburra in advertising and literature, as trade marks and decorative ornaments, and in popular imagery. Includes a bibliography.