Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2014]. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Originally published in 1992. As the study of cooperative breeding systems expands, a number of key species form the examples that underpin our general understanding. The ostrich is increasingly becoming such a textbook species, on the basis of the... More about The Ostrich communal nesting system
[Canberra]: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. The emu is an iconic Australian bird of significance to all Australians, but especially so to Indigenous Australians who have had a special relationship with this curious animal for thousands of years. In this bilingual, highly illustrated, full-colour publication Something about... More about Something about Emus: indigenous knowledge of Emus from Western Arnhem Land
New Florence: Cassowary Conservation and Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. In the wilderness of Papua New Guinea, Andy Mack completed some of the first in-depth and long-term ecological studies ever undertaken in Melanesia. After decades of research, he came away with insights into conservation, economic development, and the... More about Searching for pekpek: cassowaries and conservation in the New Guinea rainforest
Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 2006. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. Back in 1990, when Neville Peat wrote The Incredible Kiwi, the national bird was in retreat, from habitat loss and the severe impact of predation. It was not well understood, being nocturnal and hidden in the forest. Most Kiwis had... More about Kiwi: the people's bird
London: Reaktion Books, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs and illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. The tallest and heaviest of any living bird, a fully grown North African ostrich can reach 2.75 metres in height and weigh almost 160 kgs. From its eggs to its meat, skin and... More about Ostrich