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2017.
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English
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"Why do we do the things we do? Over a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert Sapolsky's genre-shattering attempt to answer that question as fully as perhaps only he could, looking at it from every angle. Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person's reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from...
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"In a world of modern technology where we find ourselves living at a greater distant from nature and each other, Wild Rituals shows us the profound ways we are similar to the wild creatures that captivate us. Through the lens of the animal kingdom, this remarkable book journeys into the desert, tundra, and rainforest to reveal the importance of rituals within the inner lives of wild animals, and how those same traditions can make us naturally more...
3) The inner life of animals: love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world
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Mysteries of nature trilogy volume 2
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English
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Presents a revelatory exploration of the diverse emotional intelligence of animals as demonstrated in stories about loving pigs, cheating magpies, scheming roosters, and rats who regret bad choices.
4) Great adaptations: star-nosed moles, electric eels, and other tales of evolution's mysteries solved
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From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyze their prey, animals possess unique and extraordinary abilities. In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature's most remarkable creatures. Telling the story of his biological detective work, Catania sheds light on the mysteries behind the behaviors of tentacled snakes, tiny shrews, zombie-making wasps, and more....
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"Two auditors for the U.S. egg industry go rogue and conceive a plot to steal a million chickens in the middle of the night - an entire egg farm's worth of animals. Janey and Cleveland - a spirited former runaway and the officious head of audit - assemble a precarious, quarrelsome team and descend on the farm on a dark spring evening. A series of catastrophes ensues."--Publisher.
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"Most of us view animals through a very narrow lens, seeing only bits and pieces of beings that seem mostly peripheral to our lives. However, whether animals are building a shelter, seducing a mate, or inventing a new game, animals' creative choices affect their social, cultural, and environmental worlds. The Creative Lives of Animals offers readers intimate glimpses of creativity in the lives of animals, from elephants to alligators to ants. Drawing...
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"The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world. This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension--the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic...
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"A lively exploration of animal behavior in all its glorious complexity, from tiny wasps to lumbering elephants-and humans. It's time to leave behind the tired nature-versus-nurture debate. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test, Marlene Zuk asks a more fascinating question: How does behavior evolve, and how is that process similar-and different-in people and animals? Drawing from a wealth of research, including her own on insects, she explores...
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PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan and animal behaviorists join forces to explore stories of animal lives 'told' by the animals themselves. The series explores the secret side of the animal kingdom where human cameramen can't go, and camera-wearing animals film their own stories. Meerkats, penguins, a chimp, cheetahs, seals, baboons, devil rays, brown bears, and sheepdogs are the subjects of this series.
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"This Level 2 reader features dozens of animals and their fascinating abilities, such as leafcutter ants that can lift 50 times their weight, the mutable rain frog that can change the texture of its skin, and the unusual pom-pom crab that carries sea anemones to strike at foes. Young readers get up close to these creatures with engaging text and colorful photos. Level 2 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging information for kids ready to read...
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EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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A collection of amazing facts exploring the wonders of the animal world. You'll never guess how monkeys clean their teeth, why penguins steal stones, which baby animal is bigger than its parents or just how high bumblebees can fly! All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with friendly, humorous pictures and quirky, surprising facts about all kinds of animals. You'll want to share this book with everyone you know!
13) Animal baths
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English
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Explores ways in which a variety of animals--such as mammals, insects, reptiles, and birds--stay clean; and includes information on morphology.
14) Ways of nature
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English
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First published in 1905, 'Ways of Nature' is a collection of essays by American naturalist John Burroughs. Within them, Burroughs explores the idea of bird intelligence, which he maintains had been generally misjudged by his contemporaries due to a 'growing tendency to humanize the lower animals'. A fascinating and masterfully-written treatise, 'Ways of Nature' is not to be missed by fans of Burroughs' seminal work. Contents include: 'Ways Of Nature',...
16) Glowing animals
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Introduces bioluminescence in animals, describing how and why certain animals emit light.
17) What do animals think and feel?: an investigation into emotion and behavior / Karsten Brensing ;
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Pegasus Books, Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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English
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From the exceptionally large molars of the panda bear to a crab that can punch at a high speed, animal adaptations can be spectacular-and extreme! In this book, dozens of animals from all over the world are described in incredible detail with accompanying full-color photographs. Spiders with a superlong leg span, whales that click at decibel levels like that of an airplane, and more will engage readers with the animal kingdom in a new and exciting...
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"Many animals have abilities that humans could only dream of. Budding biologists and any curious reader may wonder: What makes these abilities possible? This fascinating title allows readers to explore a wide range of incredible animal body parts. It features explanatory text and fascinating fact boxes that break down how each of these parts helps the animal survive and play a role in its ecosystem. Additionally, a unique mix of vivid photographs...
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"Animals have shaped our minds, our lives, our land, and our civilization. Humanity would not have gotten very far without them--making use of their labor for transportation, agriculture, and pollination; their protection from predators; and their bodies for food and to make clothing, music, and art. And over the last two centuries, humans have made unprecedented advances in science, technology, behavior, and beliefs. Yet how is it that we continue...
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