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"Most dog owners know the truth-- their dogs are totally incompatible with the modern world. Instincts like herding, chasing, and protecting have no natural outlet and frequently result in chewing, barking, nipping, jumping, lunging, and worse. However, as McMillan argues in these pages, the solution isn't as simple as mastering "sit" and "stay". No matter what kind of dog you have, no matter how old or young, or well-trained or well-bred, your...
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"Fossils allow us to picture the forms of life that inhabited the earth eons ago. But we long to know more: how did these animals actually behave? We are fascinated by the daily lives of our fellow creatures--how they reproduce and raise their young, how they hunt their prey or elude their predators, and more. What would it be like to see prehistoric animals as they lived and breathed? From dinosaurs fighting to their deaths to elephant-sized burrowing...
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"Along the coast of Australia, a small insect walks across silk threads that spread away from a hole in the ground. One of the world's most dangerous spiders darts out from the burrow on a deadly mission. The bug never stood a chance against the funnel-web spider. Lively text and action-packed photos explore where this eight-legged predator lives, how it hunts, and all that makes it a danger down under!"--
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Monkey see, monkey do - or does she? Can the behavior of non-human primates, their sociality, their intelligence, their communication - really be chalked up to simple mimicry? Emphatically, absolutely: no. And as famed primatologist Julia Fischer reveals, the human bias inherent in this oft-uttered adage is our loss, for it is only through the study of our primate brethren that we may begin to understand ourselves. An eye-opening blend of storytelling,...
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"The Natural History of Primates is a unique compendium spanning the entire taxonomic order of primates - some 520+ species of our closest relatives. Authorities with field experience studying wild primates provide the latest data and descriptions of these fascinating and threatened species found in the Neotropics, Africa, Madagascar, and Asia"--
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"'The Solitary Bees' uses a modern phylogenetic framework to shed new light on the life histories and evolution of solitary bees. It explains the foraging behavior of solitary bees, their development, and competitive mating tactics. The book describes how they construct complex nests using an amazing variety of substrates and materials, and how solitary bees have co-opted beneficial mites, nematodes, and fungi to provide safe environments for their...
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Bumblebees are undergoing a widespread decline, but this has not yet caught the attention of the general public to the same extent as, for example, the plight of rare butterflies or birds. This title attempts to draw attention to the importance of conserving dwindling bumblebee populations.
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Journey into a beehive to study honey bees in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids. You might know that honey bees dance to let each other know where to find the best flowers, but there's so much more to learn about these important insects! Turn the pages to discover the difference between the queen bee and worker bees, and how honey bees actually make honey. Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains...
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A flock of Pinyon Jays arrive in a flash of blue, and leave again just as suddenly. This once mysterious bird is now the subject of over 20 years of intensive research involving over one thousand color-marked jays by Russell Balda, John Marzluff and their colleagues and helpers. This plain blue bird has turned out to be anything but plain in its biology and behavior. Uniquely dependent on the seeds of the Pinyon Pine for food, they have developed...
16) Sea turtles
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the threats to and protections of sea turtles. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
17) Adélie penguin
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This title will introduce readers to the adorable and tough Adélie penguin. Complete with awesome photographs and more facts! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
20) Rhinoceros
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"Beginning readers will gain insight on where rhinoceros live, what they like to eat, and how their armor protects them! This series is at a Level 1 and is written specifically for beginning readers." -- Amazon.com.