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Publisher
New Scientist Ltd
Language
English
Description
Which animal has the biggest mouth? Can alligators use tools? Why would a toad have a moustache? Could a mouse beat a scorpion in a fight? How do great white sharks find love? And are sheep really as stupid as everyone thinks? Find out the answers to all these questions, and many more, in New Scientist ’s Anti-Zoo, based on the hugely popular Zoologger column. Prepare to meet 50 of the strangest, scariest and most unexpected animals known to
...4) Eagles
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of eagles.
5) Elephants
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Provides information on the ancestors, appearance, behavior, and future of elephants.
6) Sharks
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Provides information on the physical characteristics, behavior, and different kinds of sharks.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
Describes how animals such as the clouded leopard, Tahitian lory, and the Mhorr gazelle have become endangered species and how scientists at the San Diego Zoo are working on projects that will protect and conserve these rare animals.
9) Cheetahs
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Discusses the habits and behavior of cheetahs and presents several cheetah-related activities.
10) Snakes
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Discusses the bodies, locomotion, feeding habits, and behavior of snakes.
13) Cats in the zoo
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Describes the habits of cats in the wild as well as the care cats receive in today's zoo in order to prevent their extinction.
14) The deer family
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of deer, few of which live to be five years old.
15) Insects 2
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Discusses the beauty, variety, importance, and miniature world of insects.
16) Night animals
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Discusses the habits of animals that spend most of their lives in the dark, such as raccoons, owls, hyenas, and catfish.
18) Wild dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Discusses the habits and behavior of wild dogs, including the gray wolf, jackal, dingo, fennec, bat-eared fox, and coyote.
19) Wild horses
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of wild horses, now found only in Africa, Asia--and in zoos.