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"The birding equivalent of having Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking teach you how to count, add, subtract, multiply, do long division, comprehend quantum mechanics, plus balance your checkbook. Bird watchers at every skill level will garner insights from this book." - Pete Dunne, author of Birds of Prey "Identifying birds is a science and an art, involving far more than merely memorizing field marks. Steve Howell and Brian Sullivan are leading...
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Among the world's most popular birds, hawks can be some of the most difficult birds to identify. They're most often seen flying high above and at a distance.
In the first edition of Hawks in Flight, Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton presented a holistic method of hawk identification, using general body shape, the way they move, and the places they are most likely to be seen.
The new edition of the book that Roger Tory Peterson called...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Pandas Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Pandas.
You will find Pandas in nature with pictures to include the many Pandas species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Pandas Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 26 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Pandas with facts and color photos.
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4) Animal Minds
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Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book examines how animals think and the ways scientists study their cognitive abilities. What's going on inside their heads?
A deep dive into the minds of animals and how they think.
Wouldn't it be amazing to see inside the mind of a lion, a gorilla, an octopus or even a bee? In Animal Minds: What Are They Thinking?, author...
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The remarkable story of the world's largest marsupial carnivore, including its rescue from near extinction through an innovative breeding program. This second edition has been fully updated.
At night their shrieks and growls echo through the Tasmanian bush, and they are famous for their ferocious bite and scavenging habits. In fact the Tasmanian devil is quite shy and solitary, and one of Australia's most treasured native animals.
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6) Tigers
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Tigers, majestic and powerful creatures, have long captured the imagination of people around the world. As the largest of the big cats, these iconic predators are characterized by their distinctive orange fur adorned with dark stripes, making them instantly recognizable. With a reputation for strength, agility, and an innate sense of grace, tigers have held a revered status in various cultures, symbolizing both awe-inspiring beauty and fearsome prowess....
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Have you ever wondered why so many scientific handbooks on birds use paintings rather than photographs, or why the painters Killian Mullarney and Lars Johnson are such significant figures in ornithology? This book gives an account of the 500 years during which bird-painting reached such heights, and it traces the growth of scientific realism in this field. It shows how scientific understanding has shaped the art, and how artistic style has left its...
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Animals come in all shapes and sizes! The lively images, compelling facts, and captivating sidebars work in conjunction with the supportive text and a glossary and index to give readers plenty of information on taxonomy. Readers will discover the various kingdoms and classes of the animal world including echinoderms, arthropods, chordates, amphibians, birds, and mammals. To aid in engaging readers in further scientific topics and themes, an alluring...
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Get the Summary of Sy Montgomery's The Hummingbirds' Gift in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Hummingbirds' Gift" chronicles the intensive care and rehabilitation of two orphaned Allen's hummingbird chicks in Brenda Sherburn La Belle's home in Marin County. Brenda, a seasoned wildlife rehabilitator, provides round-the-clock care, feeding the chicks a specialized diet every twenty minutes from dawn until dusk....
10) What's Inside?
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Have you ever wondered what's inside that "thing" on the plant? What about what lives in the hole in the tree or what lives inside that "pile of leaves or sticks?" Explore and learn what some of these natural history objects are in this latest book by Nat
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¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué hay dentro de esa "cosa" en una planta? ¿Y qué hay de lo que vive dentro de ese agujero del árbol o qué vive dentro de esa "pila de hojas o ramas? Explora y aprende por qué algunos de estos objetos de la naturaleza están en el libro más reciente de la Fotógrafa de Naturaleza y Naturalista, Mary Holland. US
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Get the Summary of Jennifer Ackerman's What an Owl Knows in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Jennifer Ackerman's "What an Owl Knows" explores the evolution, behavior, and conservation of owls, tracing their origins to dinosaur ancestors and their divergence into two families: Tytonidae and Strigidae. With around 260 species, owls have adapted to various habitats and exhibit specialized hunting adaptations such as...
13) Extreme Animals
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As a species, humans tend to view ourselves as the top of the natural order for our exceptional intelligence and emotional depth, but there are many other metrics for determining what makes a species remarkable. This volume looks at some of the world's st
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Memoirs of a Zoo Keeper Think you know what it's like to be a zoo keeper? Think again! Dive into the laugh-out-loud world of several different zoo keepers who navigate the unexpected chaos and heartwarming moments of their daily lives. Get ready for a wild ride through the wonders (and occasional mishaps) of the animal kingdom. But this book is more than just funny anecdotes. It's a window into the fascinating intelligence and social lives of zoo...
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"Read this book and discover sex again, but from a scientific perspective, and see why it evolved. It's almost as much fun, and needs less energy."
- Peter Macinnis, author of 100 Discoveries: The Greatest Breakthroughs in History
"How Sex Works manages to inject science writing with the prurient thrill of a gossip rag."
-O magazine
Medical maverick and New York Times bestselling author of Survival of the Sickest Dr. Sharon Moalem presents...
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"Slobodchikoff's ground-breaking research" (Jonathan Balcombe) shows us that animals have much to teach us about language
Groundbreaking research has been done teaching animals human language, but what about the other way around? Studies have shown that lizards, squid, monkeys, and birds are talking to each other, communicating information about food, predators, squabbles, and petty jealousies. These animal languages are unique and highly adaptive....
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This comprehensive ebook offers a rigorous exploration of the phenomenon of gigantism, where organisms of staggering size have evolved and shaped ecosystems across epochs.From the towering sauropod dinosaurs that strode through prehistoric landscapes to the colossal marine megafauna that navigated ancient seas, "Titans of Life" delivers a meticulous examination of the physiological, ecological, and evolutionary forces that have driven the evolution...
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Did you know that tarantula and bird poop look the same? That some small birds excrete toxic weapons? Or that rabbits eat their own feces only to poop it out again? How about the fact that cricket manure smells like oranges? No? This book covers that and more in the weird world of animal poop.This book explains why different animals poop different ways. It uses pictures and links to websites and videos to satisfy even the most curious of gross science...
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