The Platypus: A Unique Mammal
- ISBN-10
- 0868401439
- ISBN-13
- 9780868401430
- Series
- The Platypus
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 92
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- UNSW Press
- Author
- Tom Grant
Description
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.
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