"Hyenas have large hearts that make them perfect endurance athletes for covering large stretches of land. This is a key adaptation in the grasslands! This title uses simple text and features including maps and status charts to explain the adaptations of these giggling mammals. Young readers will learn that there is so much more to these misunderstood animals than the movies show!"--Provided by the publisher.
Pinduli, a young striped hyena, is hurt by the unkind words of Dog, Lion, and Zebra, but her clever trick in return promotes her clan's survival and spreads harmony throughout the savannah. Includes backmatter notes about hyenas and other animals of the African savannah.
Photographs and simple text introduce the physical characteristics, behaviors, habitat, and diet of hyenas. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
Monkey-Monkey is suspicious when Hyena volunteers to help him build a new house, and it is not long before he discovers Hyena has been trying to trick him.
"For once, Teddington's wildest family have decided to stay at home and keep their heads down. It isn't always easy hiding tails and fur under clothes, and it's important not to raise suspicion among their human neighbors. But when a very sly fox starts making a big nuisance of himself, it's up to the Bolds to stop him"--Publisher.
"A look at hyenas, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their powerful jaws, behaviors, relationships with humans, and the declining populations of these often-misunderstood animals in the world today"--.
Hyenas are some of nature's grossest creatures. These vicious creatures will claw and fight each other over a carcass, stripping an animal of its meat in under an hour. They have no problem eating other animals leftovers, even if that means eating hair and bones.
