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  • Accompanying our biology programmes and tours are the Ecosystem Guide Books. The first in the series, "Rainforest of tropical Australia", has now been released as a second edition. The second in the series "Ocean Surfaces of Australasia" is also available. They are found in all good bookstores in Cairns and in souvenir shops and info centres throughout the rainforest areas of North Queensland. If they haven't got it, ask them to order it in! It's RRP is $35-$40. It is also available online at:

    www.ecosystem-guides.com

     

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Plants

Paperbarks
The Paperbarks are one of the most distinctive Australian plants, usually well known both to residents and many visitors alike. Melaleucas are often mistaken at first glance for Eucalyptus trees.
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Birds

Quails
There are over 160 species of true quail in the world, with 3 species in Australia.
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Mammals

Bandicoots
Bandicoots are a distinctive order of only about 19 marsupials in Australia and New Guinea. Bandicoots are roughly rabbit-sized and shaped. They have shorter, but strong, forelimbs for digging and longer back legs used in their bounding, rabbit-like gait.
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