Diprotodon

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[Music plays and an image appears of a drawing of a Diprotodon, and text appears: Go on a journey back in time to the Ice Age, A young Diprotodon finds his place in the world]

[Image changes to show a drawing of a tiger type creature leaping on the diprotodon’s back, and text appears: He’s the largest marsupial that ever lived]

[Image changes to show a drawing of a set of balance scales showing a diprotodon in one side and a rhinoceros in the other, and text appears: Males were roughly the same size as a black rhinoceros but were nearly double the weight!]

[Image changes to show a drawing of a diprotodon moving over a plain, and a large crow like bird can be seen picking a carcase in the foreground, and text appears: Explore the land as he searches for the safety of his herd]

[Image changes to show a drawing of two diprotodons walking across a rocky landscape and the CSIRO Publishing logo and text appears: Written by Bronwyn Saunders and illustrated by Andrew Plant]

[Image shows a flock of birds flying across the screen above the two diprotodons, and text appears: With fabulous illustrations, this story will captivate and enthral children]

[Image shows the book cover of Diprotodon A Megafauna Journey in the foreground, and text appears: Available online and in all good bookstores and libraries, publish.csiro.au]