Scott, Jack Denton

Examines the habits and colonies of the prairie dog, a vanishing form of American wildlife.

Discusses eleven animals that the author has personally observed: the earthworm, monarch butterfly, beaver, badger, red fox, gray squirrel, weasel, ruffed grouse, bald eagle, loon, and great horned owl.

Describes the organization and daily operation of the 252-acre Bronx Zoo.

Discusses the history of goats, their habits, characteristics, and usefulness, and six important and popular breeds.

Text and photographs introduce this leftover from the Mesozoic era.

Introduces the loggerhead turtle focusing on a particular female as she returns to the beach of her own birth to lay her eggs.

Describes what limited information is known about the habits of the enigmatic cattle egret which has migrated to every continent from its native Africa.

Discusses twelve animals, including skunk, coyote, porcupine, gull, and opossum, who are not in danger of extinction but who have survived and even flourished despite man's persistent destruction of their environment.

Examines the habits and colonies of the prairie dog, a vanishing form of American wildlife.

Describes the work of the Suncoast Sanctuary, which specializes in the rescue and repair of orphaned and injured seabirds and other wild creatures.