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Sea horse: a fish in armor

Describes the birth, growth, feeding and mating habits, natural enemies, and habitat of the sea horse, a fish that swims upright and whose eggs hatch in the body of the male.

Hermit crab lives in a shell

Hermit Crab finds suitable homes and avoids natural enemies as he grows from a zoea to maturity.

Fiddler crab

Hermit crab lives in a shell

Hermit Crab finds suitable homes and avoids natural enemies as he grows from a zoea to maturity.

Chimpanzee roams the forest

Describes briefly a young chimp's growth to adulthood, his leaving the mother-group, choosing a mate, and becoming leader of his own group.

Sea horse: a fish in armor

Describes the birth, growth, feeding and mating habits, natural enemies, and habitat of the sea horse, a fish that swims upright and whose eggs hatch in the body of the male.

Firefly

The life cycle of a firefly, and of its enemies and associates, both in the air and in the soil.

Flamingo: bird of flame

1972
Describes the physical characteristics of the American flamingo and follows the life of a young flamingo from the day he is hatched until he fathers his first young.

Giraffe lives in Africa

1971
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of a female giraffe from the time she is one year old until she has her first calf at five years of age.

Killer whale

mammal of the sea
1971
Follows the first three years of a killer whale's life from birth to his first mating and describes the habits and movements of his herd.

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