habits and behavior

Describes unusual animal rituals of work, play, courtship, and survival.

Explores the issue of whether or not animals are capable of thinking, learning, remembering, and expressing creativity, giving examples of animal behavior that appears to be truly intelligent.

His behavior may be rather unconventional, but Pinkerton the dog proves it doesn't really matter.

While picking blueberries on a warm summer afternoon, Cammy and her brother see signs of unseen animals and their activities including footprints, a dam, and a floating feather.

Author/illustrator Ted Lewin relates fourteen of his experiences with wild animals while traveling the world, following each anecdote with facts about the featured animal and its habitat.

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.

Brief descriptions of the characteristics and behavior of ten mountain animals, including the American pika, Himalayan ibex, chamois, vicu?a, giant panda, and mountain gorilla.

Describes the characteristics and uses of the different kinds of fur and feather coverings of animals and birds.

Describes the characteristics and uses of the teeth and tusks of different kinds of animals.

Explores the frozen beauty of the polar regions and the remarkable flora and fauna that survive in the hostile conditions.