Tracks, Scats and Other Traces: A Field Guide to Australian MammalsThis book is an enlarged and updated successor to Mammal Tracks and Signs: A Field guide for South-Eastern Australia, which won the Whitley Award for the Best Field Guide in 1984. Tracks, Scats and Other Traces covers all Australian States and Territories, contains hundreds of newillustrations and extensive new text, and is organised in a different format for easier identification of the visible traces left by Australian mammals in their passage. It is divided into four sections, each of which has a Key for easy identification: * Tracks. Line drawings of 'perfect' tracks are matched with photographs of the same tracks in sand or mud. * Scats of 128 species of mammals are illustrated in full colour. A selection of scats and a distribution map and habitat information are given for each species. In addition, pellets and scats of birds, reptiles and invertebrates are illustrated. * Shelters, Feeding Signs and Other Traces provides detailed descriptions and over 70 colour photographs of the distinctive traces of mammals. * Bones. 40 full page plates of skulls, lower jaws, humeri and femurs cover 38 of the more commonly found species, plus a detailed guide which covers all mammal groups. Naturalists, both amateur and professional, are becoming increasingly aware of the value of the indirect methods of finding and identifying mammals. This handbook of detection will be an essential companion, to be kept in the pocket, backpack or car for constant ready reference. |
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Page 68
... leave marks similar to those made by pads . Each foot usually leaves four claw and toe marks ( Figures 149 , 150 ) . On some surfaces , only the claws leave an impression . The bounding gait of the rabbit and hare leaves an easily ...
... leave marks similar to those made by pads . Each foot usually leaves four claw and toe marks ( Figures 149 , 150 ) . On some surfaces , only the claws leave an impression . The bounding gait of the rabbit and hare leaves an easily ...
Page 80
... leave tracks that could be confused with those of mammals . Birds Perching birds spend much of their time in the trees , but many feed on the ground , where they employ the same hopping gait they use on branches . Their feet have three ...
... leave tracks that could be confused with those of mammals . Birds Perching birds spend much of their time in the trees , but many feed on the ground , where they employ the same hopping gait they use on branches . Their feet have three ...
Page 83
... leave distinctive tracks , with the marks of the body between the furrows made by the flippers ( Plate 24 ) . Snakes leave a characteristic narrow furrow , but as there are no footprints these have no similarities to mammal tracks ...
... leave distinctive tracks , with the marks of the body between the furrows made by the flippers ( Plate 24 ) . Snakes leave a characteristic narrow furrow , but as there are no footprints these have no similarities to mammal tracks ...
Contents
Tracks | 1 |
Scats | 85 |
Shelters Feeding Signs and Other Traces | 188 |
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