habits and behavior

Text and accompanying photographs answer questions about dolphins and porpoises including habitat, social lives, behavior, and ability to learn from and communicate with humans.

The author-artist relates his observations on the habits of the backyard chipmunks he encouraged to become pets.

Explores the many ways in which mammals, birds, and insects look after their offspring.

Jack, a student at Barkley's School for Dog, sets out to win a blue ribbon in the agility contest in hopes of making his owner, Maggie, proud.

Describes the remarkable senses of such animals as bats, dolphins, deer, and ants, explaining how each uses its unique power of sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch to survive.

Illustrations and simple text describe how various animals move.

Discusses differences between male and female animals of the same species and how animals recognize these differences.

Introduces the African elephant and its cycle of life.

Explains how some insects fly south for the winter and others spend the cold months under ground, under water, in unused buildings, or as eggs or pupae.

Describes the habits of animals that sleep during the day and search for food at night, including bats, bushbabies, moths, moles, owls, and hyenas.