''Throwim Way Leg'' is a 1998 book written by Australian scientist

Tim Flannery Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist, conservationist, explorer, author, science communicator Science communication encompasses a wide range of activities tha ...

. It documents Flannery's experiences conducting scientific research in the highlands of

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

and Indonesian

Western New Guinea Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island is alternatively named Papua, the region ...

. The book describes the flora and fauna of the island and the cultures of its various peoples. The title is an anglicised spelling of the New Guinean Pidgin "Tromoi Lek," to go on a journey. Flannery recounts his 15 trips to

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

beginning in 1981, when he was aged 26. He identifies at least 17 previously undescribed species during this period.

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''Throwim' Way Leg: Tree-Kangaroos, Possums, and Penis Gourds'' excerpt and text search
Science books Australian non-fiction books Books by Tim Flannery 1998 non-fiction books Books about Indonesia Natural history of Papua New Guinea Works about Papua New Guinea Zoological literature Books about indigenous peoples Australian travel books Works about Western New Guinea Ecology books Climate change books Environmental non-fiction books Books about New Guinea {{zoology-book-stub