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Page 138
... frogs are relished . The Aborigines were very fond of them . One pioneer - historian wrote : ' Wurgyl - a frog . When this species of frog has the embryo in it , in the state of the young roe of a fish , it forms a favourite food of the ...
... frogs are relished . The Aborigines were very fond of them . One pioneer - historian wrote : ' Wurgyl - a frog . When this species of frog has the embryo in it , in the state of the young roe of a fish , it forms a favourite food of the ...
Page 140
... frog's death . This prevention of desiccation is very important . For frogs living near water it is just a matter of returning when the skin becomes too dry , though the speed with which the skin can absorb water may be important to ...
... frog's death . This prevention of desiccation is very important . For frogs living near water it is just a matter of returning when the skin becomes too dry , though the speed with which the skin can absorb water may be important to ...
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... frog . Some very diminutive tree - frogs are found and one tiny sprite of the inland , the desert tree - frog , shelters by day in suitable hollows often in tree trunks , then comes out to feed at nights . On station properties they ...
... frog . Some very diminutive tree - frogs are found and one tiny sprite of the inland , the desert tree - frog , shelters by day in suitable hollows often in tree trunks , then comes out to feed at nights . On station properties they ...
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Aborigines animals areas baby bandicoots Bass Strait bats beak best known birds blue body breeding brown burrows called captivity chicks coast colour common name creature crocodiles crow David Fleay dingo dolphins dragon eaten echidna egg-laying eggs feathers feed feet female freshwater frogs geckoes giant glider goannas grass grey ground hatch head hollow honey-eaters huge hunting inches insects islands joey kangaroo killed kinds koala land legless lizards legs live lyrebirds magpie male mammals marsupials miles mother move native naturalist nest noisy scrub-bird normal northern numbat pattern perhaps plants platypus poisonous possum pouch prey python Queensland rats reptiles ring-tail rock scientists scrub-bird seals Silver-eyes skin skinks smaller snake South Australia South Wales southern species swallowed tadpoles tail Tasmania Tasmanian tiger teeth tiger toes tortoises tree turtle victim Victoria wallabies Western Australia whale wings wombats young youngsters