animal behavior

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animal behavior

Animals in winter

2009
An illustrated presentation of animals in winter, discussing how they migrate, forage for food, hibernate, grow thick and sometimes different-colored fur, and stay together for warmth. Includes a glossary.

Lady Lollipop

2003
A quick-witted swineherd and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform a spoiled princess.

Somewhere today

1992
Describes unusual animal rituals of work, play, courtship, and survival.

What does the crow know?

the mysteries of animal intelligence
1994
Explores the issue of whether or not animals are capable of thinking, learning, remembering, and expressing creativity, giving examples of animal behavior that appears to be truly intelligent.

Tigerella

1994
By day, Ella is a well-behaved girl, but at night, she becomes Tigerella and frolics among the stars.

Around the pond

who's been here?
1996
While picking blueberries on a warm summer afternoon, Cammy and her brother see signs of unseen animals and their activities including footprints, a dam, and a floating feather.

A mother's journey

2005
Presents a story about how the mother emperor penguin must leave her egg and travel a number of miles in order to bring back food for her new baby chick.

Animal homes

1982
Describes a variety of animal homes, shelters constructed by man for domesticated and zoo animals, and explains that some animals do not build homes.

African animals

1982
Introduces animals, freely moving about the African forests and plains.

Experiments with animal behavior

1988
Instructions for a variety of simple experiments examining the reflex, instinctive, and conditioned behavior of such animals as mealworms, fruit flies, and goldfish.

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