Famous Australian Birds

Did you know...
that an emu can run faster than an Olympic champion?
that magpies can learn to talk?
that a cockatoo can live to 100 years?
that a tawny frogmouth can re-grow its tongue?
Read about Sam the cockatoo, Mini the rosella, two kookaburra orphans, and other birds Gisela Kaplan has rescued.
Gisela Kaplan is a world authority on birds, and runs a bird rescue centre at her home in Armidale. She is the perfect person to describe the unique talents and habits of the eight bird species covered in this book - where they live, how they hunt and fight, how they mate, breed and parent, how they relate to humans. Her lively stories and photographs add a personal touch to this very special bird book.
Professor Kaplan lectures at the University of New England in Biological Sciences and Education.