parental behavior in animals

Photographs and simple text reveal the true story of a fawn which, abandoned by her mother and brought to live on a farm, is raised by Kate, a Great Dane which has never had puppies of her own.

Illustrations and simple text describe how the males of different species help take care of their young.

Illustrations and rhyming text show how different animals carry their babies when they are on the move.

Describes how mother zoo animals feed, clean, protect, and play with their babies.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the white stork as it reproduces and raises its young on rooftop nests throughout the spring and summer seasons.

A mother tigress raises two cubs and teaches them all they need to know until they are ready to rely on themselves.

Presents a story about how the mother emperor penguin must leave her egg and travel a number of miles in order to bring back food for her new baby chick.

Describes how a penguin chick depends on its parents to survive in the Antarctic.

Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.