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22-Oct-07, 01:06 PM
|  | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | Good field guide to Australian mammals?
Can anyone recommend a good, up to date Field Guide to Australian Mammals book? There are a couple around but they either are 1970 issued (probably half of them are extinct by now - LOL  ) or they are 40 page or so basic things (Steve Parish does one or 2). After something that goes into at least a bit of detail on each species.
Was going to put this in 'Wanted' but since these days no replies are allowed in that section of the forums I thought any replies might interest others who are after same info.
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22-Oct-07, 01:27 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhere in between the beach and the bush Age/Gender: 27  | | | | Have you thought of getting state / locale specific books? It may not be the nation wide listing you are after but they are very comprehensive and informative. I recently bought a copy of Wildlife of Greater Brisbane. Its probably one of the most informative books I've read, outside of a species specific publication or a scientific paper.
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22-Oct-07, 01:36 PM
|  | slimin about! Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Cairns | | | | I second that Lucas - I have the same book but for TFNQ - best $30 I have ever spent! I use it so often! |
22-Oct-07, 01:38 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhere in between the beach and the bush Age/Gender: 27 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by slim6y  I second that Lucas - I have the same book but for TFNQ - best $30 I have ever spent! I use it so often! | I was blown away by the amount of detail that has been put into it. The book even goes into fly and mozzies...
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22-Oct-07, 01:49 PM
| | slimin about! Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Cairns | | | And did you learn that the giant mosquito only feeds on nectar and its larvae feed on other mosquito larvae?
Now, if that isn't worht the $30 I don't know what is...
Spiders, frogs, insects, birds, lizards, mammals... blah blah blah... It is a great book  |
22-Oct-07, 04:18 PM
| | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | Thanks guys, I'm more keen on field guides more specific to the types of animals but good idea, I will check that out.
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22-Oct-07, 07:40 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: gold coast | | | | The mammal bible is The mammals of Australia, by Ronald Strahn. It is about $100 bucks but it is the only mammal book you need on identification,habitat,diet,weights. |
22-Oct-07, 07:44 PM
|  | Jellybean Club Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Hobbiton, Middle Earth. Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by xander The mammal bible is The mammals of Australia, by Ronald Strahn. It is about $100 bucks but it is the only mammal book you need on identification,habitat,diet,weights. | Yep, I have that one. Fantastic, worth every dollar
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22-Oct-07, 08:24 PM
| | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | | Thanks fellas.
I'll look for it. | |
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