animal behavior

A look at chameleons, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their color-changing skin, behaviors, relationships with humans, and fragile status in the world today.

A look at bats, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their fragile wings, behaviors, relationships with humans, and persecuted status in the world today.

Introduces readers to some of the world's biggest animals. It will explore the creatures' basic biology and appearance, their place in their ecosystems, and the ways in which their large natures affect their lives.

In this text, readers can attend to the precise details of explanations and descriptions about animal diversity and investigate feeding differences. Animal locomotion, habitats, methods animals use to defend themselves, reproduction, and animal associations and symbioses (such as mutualisms, commensalism, and parasitism) are explored in depth. This captivating narrative also provides students with informative sidebars to help clarify concepts and includes a biography on Charles Darwin and a timeline.

Zero in on the lives of some of the world's most unusual sharks, including the gruesome goblin shark and the funny-faced wobbegong. You'll discover... Which shark has a cookie cutter jaw...ouch! Which shark has a snout like a chainsaw? Which sharks are living fossils? Who is a master of disguise? Find the answers to these questions and much more! Kids will love the stunning illustrated scenes and the super shark facts with photographs. It's a fresh take on a popular topic and is sure to become a bookshelf favorite.

"An illustrated encyclopedia of some of the weirdest (but no less wonderful) creatures in the animal kingdom, including facts about each animal's conservation status, diet, strange quirks, and habitat"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the different abilities that animals have achieved through adaptation throughout the years, including camouflage, sticky fingers, night vision and great resistance to heat or cold.

While his father trains to become a firefighter, Weir enters his super weird dog Fido and his parrot Blockhead into a Pet Day contest, hoping that they will be on their best behavior.

What would happen if the largest of Central and South America's big cats faced off with a fast African creature equipped with sharp tusks? The imagined battle between the jaguar and warthog featured in this book captivates young readers as they learn more about these animals' unique adaptations. Fascinating facts about how these creatures compare, including their teeth size, habitats, and intelligence, allow readers to decide for themselves who would win a one-on-one match. Eye-catching photos and a dynamic design keep young readers engaged in information that supports elementary science curricula.

"Follows a pack of wolves at Yellowstone National Park and domestic dogs including the author's own pets, and describes their capacity for perception, thought, and emotion"--OCLC.