parental behavior in animals

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parental behavior in animals

Reproducing

2001
Color photos accompany explanations of how a variety of animals find partners, mate, give birth, and care for their young.

Animal baby sitters

2001
Explains how various animals use cooperative means to raise their young.

Nature's footprints in the African grasslands

1990
The reader is invited to follow animal tracks and observe how grassland animals of the Serengeti protect, feed, and care for their young.

Families

1992
Examines how different kinds of animals reproduce and raise their young.

A natural history of parenting

from emperor penguins to reluctant ewes, a naturalist looks at parenting in the animal world and ours
1997
A study of maternal and paternal behavior, examining the concept of parental instincts across the broad spectrum of the animal kingdom, including bats, whales, wolves, and ants, and discussing the similarities and differences between human and animal parenting.

Dinosaur families

unearth the secrets behind dinosaur fossils
2008
Describes dinosaur fossils from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods that have been found around the world, and how they interacted with their young and with each other.

Mammals

1999
Introduces the birth, development, care, feeding, and characteristics of baby mammals.

Insects

2000
Introduces the birth, development, care, feeding, and characteristics of insect young.

Birds

1999
Introduces the birth, development, care, feeding, and characteristics of baby birds.

Amphibians

1999
Introduces the birth, development, care, feeding, and characteristics of baby amphibians.

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