A Field Guide to the Tracks & Traces of Australian Animals

THIS UNIQUE BOOK is the product of many years of research in many parts of Australia. For the first time, it presents an invaluable cross-section of the tracks and traces of a wide range of Australian mammals and reptiles. Everyone interested in Australian wildlife will welcome this essential and practical work, which enables quick identification of animal presence in many types of environment. The practical and easily-followed data guides the reader on animal identification by study of tracks, droppings, skeletal remains, diggings, and storage techniques. The text is amplified by a superb collection of 400 detailed photographs, showing a large range of tracks, skulls, and droppings of Australian native animals , plus a number of diagrams. A fascinating section of the book describes and illustrates the ways in which Aboriginal Australians simulate animal track with finger markings in sand or soil. (Facsimile of 1981 edition)