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By Ken Richardson

This booklet offers an authoritative resource of data on kangaroos and their relations. issues contain: species features and biology, variations and serve as, and conservation. The publication additionally discusses culling and the economic kangaroo harvest, in addition to nationwide attitudes to kangaroos and their worth for tourism.
There are seventy one regarded species of kangaroo present in Australasia. of those, forty six are endemic to Australia, 21 are endemic to the island of latest Guinea, and 4 species are present in either areas. many of the species have a few universal names, together with bettong, kangaroo, pademelon, potoroo, quokka, rat kangaroo, rock wallaby, tree kangaroo, wallaby and wallaroo.
Illustrated in complete color, Australia’s remarkable Kangaroos will supply readers perception into the area of this interesting marsupial – an animal that has delight of position at the Australian Coat of Arms.

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