animal societies

Crows are some of the smartest animals on the planet. They can remember people?s faces and warn each other of danger. Some crows even know how to use simple tools. These fascinating facts and more are waiting to be discovered by readers.

What makes army ants, such as those living in Costa Rica, Panama, and Ecuador, so astonishing? They make nests by holding onto the legs of their nest mates; their queen lays 100,000 eggs every 35 days and a colony can kill 500,000 animals every week! Learn these and more astonishing facts.

Discusses social behavior patterns that cause animals to develop structured societies.

Describes the various levels of social life found in the animal kingdom.

Presents a children's book for early readers that features Marsupial Sue who describes how different groups of animals play, hunt, work, and raise their young together.

Examines where animals live and how they live together.

Examines the work animals do, what type of work males and females do, and how animals work together.

Discusses the study of social animals and three particular groups of them: wolves, lemurs, and termites.

Photographs and text examine the nonverbal communication of elephants, covering both Asian and African elephants, and discussing threats to the survival of elephants.

Photographs, illustrations, and diagrams explores the social life of certain animals describing how living in groups benefits the individual members.