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The Wombat:

Common Wombats in Australia
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New South Wales University Press, Dec 1, 1988 - Science - 141 pages

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The plain truth -- and I'm being completely serious here -- is that one can never know enough about wombats. Did you know how many different types of wombats there are? Three: the bare-nosed wombat ... Read full review

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Contents

CHAPTER TWO THE WOMBAT FAMILY
12
CHAPTER FOUR BURROWS
24
CHAPTER FIVE WHAT GOES ON IN A BURROW
37
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TitleThe Wombat: Common Wombats in Australia
Australian Natural History Series
AuthorBarbara Triggs
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherNew South Wales University Press, 1988
Original fromCornell University
Digitized13 Feb 2009
ISBN0868400432, 9780868400433
Length141 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
Nature / Animals / Mammals
Science / General
  
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