ANIMAL ARCHITECTS JOHN NICHOLSON Z oe ALLEN UNWINAcknowledgements lam grateful to the following organisations and individuals for their help: Sarah Brenan, Liz Fields, Dr Michael Grounds, Greg Hunt, Gisela Kaplan, Melbourne’s Open Range Zoo, Museum Victoria, Sandra Nobes, Rory O’Brien, Rosalind Price, Gail Spooner. First published in 2003, First paperback edition published in 2005, Copyright © text and ilustrations, John Nicholson, 2003 All rights reserved, No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic oF mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. The Australian Copyright ‘Act 1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or ten per cent of this book, whichever is the Greater, to be photocopied by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act. Allen & Unwin 83 Alexander St Crows Nest NSW 2065 Austalia Phone: (61 2) 8425 0100 Fax: (61 2) 9906 2218 Email, frontdesk@allen-unwin.com.au Web: hetp://wwyrallenandunwin.com National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Nicholson, john, 1950. ‘Animal architects Bibliography, Includes in For primary school children ISON T 74114 263 6 ‘Animals - Habitations ~ Juvenile literature, 1, Title 591.564 Designed and typeset by Sandra Nobes Printed in Singapore by Imago Productions Pty Lid 10987654321 “(TITLE PAGE Martins and swallows build bottle-shaped nests out of tiny lumps of mud