Throwim Way Leg: Tree-Kangaroos, Possums, and Penis Gourds-On the Track of Unknown Mammals in Wildest New Guinea
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Throwim Way Leg: Tree-Kangaroos, Possums, and Penis Gourds-On the Track of Unknown Mammals in Wildest New Guinea

Tim Flannery
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Details the author's friendship with a New Guinea warrior and the fate of the indigenous peoples
Genres: TravelNonfictionScienceNatural HistoryMemoirNatureAdventureAnthropologyAustraliaIndigenous
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