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Winner of a Whitley Certificate of Commendation for 2009
Written by the world's foremost experts on crocodiles, the Green Guide to Crocodiles of Australia provides a fascinating insight into these intriguing creatures. The book begins by tackling the history of crocodile hunting and the rising demand for crocodile skins for use in fashion items, to their eventual protection and farming not just in Australia but around the world.
Crocodiles are genuinely dangerous to people so, as well as providing a guide to where crocodiles are likely to be living, the book also details how to identify the size and presence of a crocodile in any location. Measuring the width between a crocodile’s toe prints, for example, can give a fairly accurate estimate as to whether the crocodile is a juvenile less than 2 metres in length or a whopping 5 metres long, as some of the biggest Saltwater Crocodiles can be. The Green Guide to Crocodiles also details how often and how much crocodiles need to eat and how they are perfectly designed to hunt and capture their prey.
The authors tell readers about a crocodile's armour-like skin, powerful jaws and musculature which, because it never gets too technical, makes for easy and entertaining reading. Perhaps the most interesting part of the book, however, is the chapter on crocodile behaviour where
readers are treated to an illustrated guide to what it means when a crocodile exhibits different behaviours. A snout in the air, for example, is a submissive action meant to convince a dominant male they are not under threat.
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