animal behavior

Examines the principal groupings in which animals live, the reasons for these divisions, and the behavior of animals in them.

Discusses the wildlife of Africa's rain forest, plains, dry thornbush, and other areas, stressing conservation efforts to preserve these rapidly-disappearing animals.

Recounts true stories about cats, dogs, pigs, gorillas, and other animals that have rescued or comforted their owners in times of danger or illness.

Introduces a number of different animals and how they help humans.

Simple text explains the varied ways in which such animals as snakes, kangaroos, gray whales, and woodpeckers take care of their young.

Presents descriptions and color illustrations of how several kinds of animals help each other, talk to each other, hide and save their food, and rear their young.

An introduction to the ways animals use their teeth for eating, playing, and protection.

Text and pictures take the reader inside animal homes--used for resting, sheltering from weather, escaping enemies, and raising young.

Discusses the tracks, scents, nests, food remains, and other traces left by various animals and the clues thus provided regarding their behavior.