Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials
By Andrew Baker and Chris Dickman
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Most living carnivorous marsupials lead a secretive and solitary existence. From tiny insect eaters to the formidable Tasmanian Devil, Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials offers rare insight into the history and habits of these creatures – from their discovery by intrepid explorers and scientists to their unique life cycles and incredible ways of hunting prey.
Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials provides a guide to the world’s 136 living species of carnivorous marsupials and is packed with never-before-seen photos. Biogeography, relationships and conservation are also covered in detail. Readers are taken on a journey through remote Australia, the Americas and dark, mysterious New Guinea – some of the last truly wild places on Earth. The book describes frenzied mating sessions, minuscule mammals that catch prey far larger than themselves, and extinct predators including marsupial lions, wolves and even sabre-toothed kangaroos.
Recipient, 2019 Whitley Awards Certificate of Commendation: Highly Commended
Andrew Baker
Andrew Baker earned his PhD in history from Harvard University and is currently a faculty member in the Bates College History Department. The author of To Poison a Nation: The Murder of Robert Charles and the Rise of Jim Crow Policing in America (The New Press), he lives in Lewiston, Maine.
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