Taronga

Taronga
Author: Victor Kelleher
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0670076880

The great dome of the sky, black, star-sprinkled, arched above him, appearing at that moment so limitless, so vast and free, that the fences and cages of Taronga were dwarfed, reduced to the point where they barely seemed to exist . . . Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving that it cannot be left in the past. Rediscover the magic of our country's most memorable children's books in the Penguin Australia Children's Classics series of stories too precious to leave behind.

Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos

Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos
Author: Catharine E. Bell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2001
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781579581749

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Java Power Tools

Java Power Tools
Author: John Ferguson Smart
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 910
Release: 2008-04-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 149195454X

All true craftsmen need the best tools to do their finest work, and programmers are no different. Java Power Tools delivers 30 open source tools designed to improve the development practices of Java developers in any size team or organization. Each chapter includes a series of short articles about one particular tool -- whether it's for build systems, version control, or other aspects of the development process -- giving you the equivalent of 30 short reference books in one package. No matter which development method your team chooses, whether it's Agile, RUP, XP, SCRUM, or one of many others available, Java Power Tools provides practical techniques and tools to help you optimize the process. The book discusses key Java development problem areas and best practices, and focuses on open source tools that can help increase productivity in each area of the development cycle, including: Build tools including Ant and Maven 2 Version control tools such as CVS and Subversion, the two most prominent open source tools Quality metrics tools that measure different aspects of code quality, including CheckStyle, PMD, FindBugs and Jupiter Technical documentation tools that can help you generate good technical documentation without spending too much effort writing and maintaining it Unit Testing tools including JUnit 4, TestNG, and the open source coverage tool Cobertura Integration, Load and Performance Testing to integrate performance tests into unit tests, load-test your application, and automatically test web services, Swing interfaces and web interfaces Issue management tools including Bugzilla and Trac Continuous Integration tools such as Continuum, Cruise Control, LuntBuild and Hudson If you are a Java developer, these tools can help improve your development practices, and make your life easier in the process. Lead developers, software architects and people interested in the wider picture will be able to gather from these pages some useful ideas about improving your project infrastructure and best practices.

The Chimpanzee Whisperer

The Chimpanzee Whisperer
Author: Stany Nyandwi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2022-02-22
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1950994422

From survivor of genocide to conservation hero: A moving, heartwarming memoir about a real-life chimpanzee whisperer—now the subject of the award-winning documentary film Pant Hoot. Stany Nyandwi’s gift for communicating with chimpanzees is so special that world-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall has called him a “chimpanzee whisperer.” His skills and devotion to these creatures—our closest living relatives, with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA—have earned him international awards and sent him on travels within Africa and around the world. But he began life in poverty, born and raised in a dirt-floor, straw-roofed hut in rural Burundi. The Chimpanzee Whisperer is the story of his astonishing life journey. It is also an African story. Receiving only an elementary education before he quit school, he suffered injustice and tragic loss because of his ethnic group. He began caring for orphaned and rescued chimps in Burundi. When the country descended into civil war and genocide, he was forced to flee with the chimps and endured long separation from his family. Continuing to work with and learn about chimpanzees in Kenya, Uganda, and later South Africa, he made himself into an incomparable authority. His memoir has adventure, danger, and many unique and touching stories about chimpanzees that show his bond with and understanding of them. As told to award-winning author David Blissett, it reveals a remarkable man who has refused to let circumstances defeat him. Conditioned by hate, wounded by loss, he has lived for love, faith, and compassion, giving new life, as Dr. Jane Goodall writes in her foreword, “to so many chimpanzees whose families, like his own, were torn apart by violence.”

Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management

Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management
Author: Stephen Jackson
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0643098585

This authoritative volume represents a complete and comprehensive guide to the husbandry of Australian marsupials and other mammals. Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management dedicates a chapter to each group of animals including the platypus, the echidna, carnivorous marsupials, numbats, bandicoots and bilbies, koalas, wombats, possums and gliders, macropods, bats, rodents and the dingo. For each animal group the following information is covered: Biology; Housing; Capture and restraint; Transport; Diet; Breeding; Artificial rearing; and Behaviour and behavioural enrichment. The book provides a complete literature review of all known information on the biology of each group of animals and brings information on their biology in the wild into captive situations. Also, for the first time, it provides practical guidelines for hand-rearing, and has been extensively reviewed by zookeepers and veterinarians to incorporate the most up-to-date information and techniques. Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management provides practical guidance for zoo-keepers, veterinarians, zoologists, researchers and students. Winner of the 2004 Whitley Medal. Shortlisted in the Scholarly Reference section of the 2004 Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing.

Carceral Logics

Carceral Logics
Author: Lori Gruen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2022-04-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108843581

We incarcerate humans as a form of punishment and we cage animals for food, entertainment, and research. Are there lessons one site of carcerality can teach us about the other?

Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians

Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians
Author: Harold Heatwole
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2018-06
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1486308392

Amphibians are among the most threatened groups of animals on earth. In part due to their highly permeable skin, amphibians are highly sensitive to environmental changes and pollution and provide an early-warning system of deteriorating environmental conditions. The more we learn about the impact of environmental changes on amphibians, the better we as humans will be able to arrest their demise, and our own. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians brings together the current knowledge on the status of the unique frogs of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific. Although geographically proximate, each region presents unique challenges and opportunities in amphibian research and conservation. This book contributes to an understanding of the current conservation status of the amphibians of each region, aims to stimulate research into halting amphibian declines, and provides a better foundation for making conservation decisions. It is an invaluable reference for environmental and governmental agencies, researchers, policy-makers involved with biodiversity conservation, and the interested public.

Sydney

Sydney
Author: Evan McHugh
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2013
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1426210256

Previous ed.: published by Evan McHugh, 1999.

Connections Maths 7

Connections Maths 7
Author: Edward Duffy
Publisher: Pascal Press
Total Pages: 556
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781877085543

Connections Maths 7 is the first of two dynamic textbooks and CD-ROM packages that give complete coverage of the new Mathematics Stage 4 syll abus for New South Wales. Features: outcomes at the start of every chapter a dynamic full colour design that clearl y distinguishes theory, examples, exercises, and features caref ully graded exercises with worked examples and solutions linked to each cartoons offering helpful hints working mathematically strands that are fully integrated. These also feature regularly in chal lenging sections designed as extension material which also contain inter esting historical and real life context a chapter review to rev ise and consolidate learning in each chapter speed skills secti ons to revise and provide mental arithmetic skills problem solv ing application strategies with communication and reasoning through an i nquiry approach a comprehensive Diagnostic test providing a cum ulative review of learning in all chapters, cross referenced to each exe rcise integrated technology activities literacy skills develop language skills relevant to each chapter fully linked icons to accompanying CD-ROM. The student CD-ROM accompanying this textb ook can be used at school or at home for further explanation and learnin g Each CD-ROM contains: interactive worked ex amples movies related to selected topics offering explanation f or visual learners. These feature bright, energetic, young presenters in appealing locations technology files featuring demonstration s preadsheets and dynamic geometry software the entire textbook, with hyperlinks to the above features

New South Wales and the ACT (Rough Guides Snapshot Australia)

New South Wales and the ACT (Rough Guides Snapshot Australia)
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2014-05-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0241008247

The Rough Guide Snapshot to New South Wales and the ACT is the ultimate travel guide to this area of Australia. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from the Snowy Mountains to Byron Bay and the Bellinger Valley to Canberra. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from The Rough Guide to Australia, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, sports and outdoor activities and festivals. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to Australia. Now available in ePub format.