familial behavior in animals

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familial behavior in animals

Animals have families

2023
A baby kangaroo lives in its mother's pouch. A zebra group is called a dazzle. A mother octopus has 50,000 babies! Find out how animal families care for their young, keep one another safe, and share duties. Accessible and fun K-3 level information reveals the animal world to young readers and researchers in this Pebble Explore title from the Animal Societies series.

And Tango makes three

At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.

And Tango makes three

At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.

Do animals have families?

2019
Simple text and color photographs describe animal families.

Family groups

2017
Looks at animals that stay in family groups, discussing adaptation, behavior, family types, and more.

Animal families

Shows children that animals have family relationships, some of which are just like human relationships.

The home builders

Various woodland creatures make their homes and prepare for their young.
Cover image of The home builders

Brother, sister, me and you

Looks at different kinds of animal siblings and then shows young human brothers and sisters, who reprise the animal actions.
Cover image of Brother, sister, me and you

Penguins

life in the colony
Simple text and photographs describe what life is like for penguins living together in a colony on Antarctica.

Wolves

life in the pack
Simple text describes what life is like for wolves living together in packs.

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