Ninja bandicoots and turbo-charged wombats, stories from behind the scenes at the zoo, Hazel Flynn
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Ninja bandicoots and turbo-charged wombats, stories from behind the scenes at the zoo, Hazel Flynn
Language
eng
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illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
For ages 9+ years
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Ninja bandicoots and turbo-charged wombats
Responsibility statement
Hazel Flynn
Sub title
stories from behind the scenes at the zoo
Summary
Why does each koala in a zoo need 1000 trees? How do you check a tree-kangaroo's pouch for joeys? Why is a wombat's poo square-shaped? And how do dogs help look after 'extinct' bandicoots? Discover all this and more, as we take you behind the scenes of a modern Australian zoo and animal hospital. Find out what it's really like to be a zookeeper and hear their funny and fascinating stories about the animals they look after - from the koala who regularly escapes her cage, to cheeky Tasmanian devil cubs nipping the keepers' ankles for food; and from Jess, the majestic wedge-tailed eagle, to tiny but precious frogs and skinks. These stories reveal the essential role of zoos today, from preserving and rehabilitating endangered species to making groundbreaking scientific discoveries and uncovering more about how animals think
Target audience
juvenile
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