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Crocodile Fever is about the wildlife and people of New Guinea as seen by a 'croc man' and his wife. A naturalist's dream, the island still hides many mysteries in her vast swamp forests, sinuous rivers and craggy young mountains. Rom Whitaker was invited by the United Nations and World Wide Fund for Nature to do crocodile surveys deep inland in New Guinea and to help set up village crocodile farms. Rom and Zai spent two years in Papua New Guinea and Rom then ...
Salim Ali, the Birdman of India, is one of the world`s most famous naturalists. He made many discoveries about Indian birds and wrote the `Book of Indian Birds` which has become a classic. This is the story of his life, told by his grand-niece.
…just some of the eating habits of a pet mongoose! Meet Pooch the mongoose, along with scorpions, crabs, centipedes and other insects and reptiles in the pages of this charming little book as they talk about their habits and eccentricities—in verse! Did you know that the cobra cannot hear, and ‘dances’ because it is following the movements of the snake charmer’s flute? That the hermit crab does not have a shell of its own and has to go about looking for ...
This is a collection of Zai Whitaker's articles, stories and poems. Most are about reptiles, though a few birds and a tiger have managed to wriggle in as well. Her adventures and experiences are unique, and often stranger than fiction. Told with her trade-mark brand of humor, these pieces are also full of fascinating information about animas, places and people. She takes us to unusual, out-of-way places such as Papua New Guinea, the Andaman Islands and the ...
Rich with adventure and humor, sharing the wonders of nature, filled with details about the unique, misunderstood world of the Jarawa, a tribe in the Andamans. Ten year-old Arif lives with his Chacha and Chachi in Mumbai - they have been his whole life after his parents died in an accident. But it is obvious they are interested only in the money he will inherit when he turns 18. One day, he runs away from Chacha and Chachi. He hops on to a train going to Chennai ...