[PDF] Battling The Cane Toad eBook

Author : Richard Shine
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,28 MB
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0520295102

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"For 80 years, giant American amphibians have been spreading through tropical Australia, resulting in the death of millions of native animals. Rick Shine and his research team set out to understand that invasion and its impacts, and to develop new ways of protecting endangered wildlife from the tide of toads. In the process, Shine's work revealed that biological invasions can stimulate rapid evolutionary change, and that understanding your enemy is the essential first step in combatting its deadly effects"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Morris Gleitzman
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,71 MB
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0307548155

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Limpy’s family reckons humans don’t hate cane toads, but Limpy knows otherwise. He’s spotted the signs: the cross looks, the unkind comments, the way they squash cane toads with their cars. Limpy is desperate to save his species from ending up as pancakes. Somehow he must make humans see how fabulous cane toads really are. Risking everything, he sets off on a wart-tinglingly dangerous and daring journey to . . . the Olympics? This is the epic story of a slightly squashed young cane toad’s quest for the truth.

Author : Leon Gray
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 17,14 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617727776

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The cane toad is so big that it can grow to be the size of a soccer ball! To satisfy its huge appetite, it pounces on and devours almost anything that moves—and that will fit into its mouth. The cane toad is more than just a voracious eater, however; it’s also dangerous. It can release deadly venom through its dry, warty skin that is strong enough to poison pets, people, and even a 10-foot-long (3-m) crocodile! In Cane Toad: The World’s Biggest Toad, eye-popping color photos paired with simple, grade-appropriate text will engage children as they learn about the natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and behavior of this supersized animal. A comparison diagram is also included to show readers the animal in relation to a familiar object.

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File Size : 47,4 MB
Release : 2015
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The South American cane toad's unstoppable journey across the Australian continent has long been the focus of great controversy and bizarre fascination. The cane toad was introduced to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to control the greyback cane beetle. Unfortunately, the toads were disinclined eat the beetles. Instead, they set about doing what cane toads do best - multiplying, migrating and thriving. 75 years later, in a country equipped with unprecedented scientific capabilities and unabated public will to battle the invasion, it seems nothing will stop the march of the Toad. Science and genetic mutation have failed, so too has physical aggression. Fences and traps have proved ineffectual, as have natural predators and topographic barriers. No other species has occupied a nation's consciousness like the toad, which has achieved both criminal and cult status. Throughout history it has proven itself to be the ultimate survivor in the face of great adversity. It spreads, it grows, it devours. Cane Toads: The Conquest explores the history, the science, the human conflict and the bizarre culture surrounding this notorious environmental blunder. Director Mark Lewis injects his trademark irreverence and humor into a story filled with engaging characters and incredible first hand accounts. This is a truly poignant environmental cautionary tale on the issue of invasive species and human folly. As the world wrestles with the idea that we have irretrievably altered our own ecosystem, these bulbous creatures may be the ultimate metaphor for the inevitable path upon which we have set ourselves.

Author : Dana Lyons
Publisher : Penguin Putnam
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,19 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780670878901

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George Orwell meets Gary Larson and Matt Groening in this riotous book that contains the complete "Cows with Guns" lyrics boldly rendered in full color by cartoonist Jeff Sinclair. Packaged with a special CD of the original "grange-rock" song plus a new instrumental version, "Cows with Guns" makes the ultimate gift for the animal lover in us all. Illustrations.

Author : Morris Gleitzman
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 32,49 MB
Release : 2005-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781417734443

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Determined to understand why humans hate cane toads and to improve relations between the species, Limpy embarks on a dangerous trek from his swamp to the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Author : Morris Gleitzman
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 23,17 MB
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0307548139

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Limpy the toad has a vision. A world where cane toads and humans play mudslides together and help each other with the shopping. But how does a young cane toad discover the ancient secret of living in peace with humans?