Australian Fur Seal
The Australian Fur Seal, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus is the largest of all the fur seals, weighing around 200 - 300kg. It has a broad head, pointed snout and long backward sweeping facial vibrissae (whiskers). The body is robust and covered ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Sphynx Cats
Probably the world's most bizarre cat, the Sphynx is effectively naked, sporting only peach-fuzz fur and sometimes tufts on the tail and ears. They may be with or without eyebrows and whiskers. With a skin said to feel like "suede hot water ... [... more]
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House Mouse
House mice have a pair of distinctive chisel shaped incisors with hard yellow enamel on front surfaces. Brownish-grey above, white to grey or pale yellow below; soft dense fur to 7mm long. Secluded parts of buildings, reed beds, cracks in the ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Rattus fuscipes
Bush rats have a pair of distinctive chisel shaped incisors with hard yellow enamel on front surfaces. Grey to grey-brown or reddish above, grey or cream below; dense soft fur. Dense forest understorey, shelter in short burrows under logs or ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Christine Wunnicke
Christine Wunnicke wurde 1966 im München geboren und wuchs dort auf. Sie studierte Linguistik, Altgermanistik und Psychologie in Berlin und Glasgow. Seit 1991 arbeitet sie als freie Autorin für verschiedene Hörfunksender. 1998 erschien [... more]
Random House |
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren, die bekannteste Kinderbuchautorin der Welt, wurde 1907 auf Näs im schwedischen Smaland geboren, wo sie im Kreis ihrer Geschwister eine überaus glückliche Kindheit verlebte. Für ihre mehr als siebzig Bilder-, Kinder- [... more]
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Vladimir Voinovich
Vladimir Voinovich is also the author of Pretender to the Throne: The Further Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin, The Fur Hat, Moscow 2042, The Anti-Soviet Soviet Union, The Ivankiad, and In Plain Russian: Stories. He lives in Munich. From ... [... more]
Random House |
James Runcie
IT IS 1953 IN CANVEY ISLAND AND A STORM SURGE IS flooding the streets. Len and Aunt Violet are out dancing on the mainland, he in polished shoes with slicked hair, she in fur stole and long gloves. Back at home, Len's wife Lily and their small ... [... more]
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Stephen Duncombe
On January 5, 1924, a well-dressed young woman, accompanied by a male companion, walked into a Brooklyn grocery, pulled a "baby automatic" from the pocket of her fur coat, emptied the cash register, and escaped into the night. Dubbed "the [... more]
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Andrew Mattson
On January 5, 1924, a well-dressed young woman, accompanied by a male companion, walked into a Brooklyn grocery, pulled a "baby automatic" from the pocket of her fur coat, emptied the cash register, and escaped into the night. Dubbed "the [... more]
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Kathryn Cristaldi
Illus. in full color. Samantha wears a fur coat and a designer hat. She's got a limousine, an indoor pool, and a mom who looks like a movie star. What a snob! That's what the narrator of this story thinks. Then she discovers that she and Samantha ... [... more]
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Rex Rabbit
The Rex is classified as a medium sized rabbit weighing around 3kg (7lb). It is unique because of the fur which is like plush velvet. The fur is usually about 6-10mm long and stands almost at right angles to the skin. The rex gene causes the very ... [... more]
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