Wild Animal Planet
9 total works
Even the most extreme environments provide a niche where some wild animals can survive and even thrive.
Discover the characteristics of various animals that enable them to hunt down prey and hide from predators. All sections of the animal world are represented from butterflies, beetles and bugs to and the larger mammals - bears, big cats and elephants. Find out how snakes rely more on their sense of smell, taste and touch rather than on sight and hearing. Wolves have exceptional hearing and can hear a twig snapping nearly a kilometre away. This book contains colour photographs, illustrations and fascinating facts on many animal species throughout the world. This series presents a detailed examination of a wide range of thematic subjects from animal habitats to survival skills. The books examine a wide variety of animals from insects to big cats and sea animals, including colour photographs by top wildlife photographers. The books may act as a supplement to school studies or to gain further insight into a subject of interest.
Illustrating the relationship between animals and people, and the struggle to survive that many animals face day in day out, this book reveals how many types of animals are in danger of extinction as they are hunted for their skin, teeth and bones and how other species have become threatened because humans have destroyed their habitats. All sections of the animal world are represented, from butterflies, beetles and bugs to snakes and larger mammals - bears, big cats and elephants. The text explains what is currently being done to protect these endangered animals and how research is helping experts to understand what can be done to preserve them and their habitats in the future.
A thought-provoking and informative guide to the fascinating story of survival, this guide explains how an animal's specialized anatomy works in such a way as to ensure the success of its progeny. Examples of all geneses from the animal world are included. Designed as a support to home learning or as a resource for projects, the book contains fascinating titbits such as an elephant's heart is five times bigger that that of a human and compares the bodies of different animals to show how the anatomy of instects, reptiles, birds, mammals and sharks enable them to survive in the wild. The series presents a detailed examination of a wide range of thematic subjects from animal habitats to survival skills. The books examine a variety of animals from insects to big cats and sea animals, including colour photographs by top wildlife photographers. The books may act as a supplement to school studies or to gain further insight into a subject of interest.
This title reveals how the special characteristics of all types of animals, from butterflies and bugs to snakes, bears, big cats and sharks, allow them to survive in the wild. Learn how the impressive rows of spiky teeth make crocodile jaws a lethal weapon, and how the arched bill and long talons of an osprey give the bird an amazing ability to pluck fish from the water. There are special focus spreads on particular areas of interest, from fireflies to how chimps use tools, as well as "Did you know" spirals with nuggets of amazing information.
- Compare the amazing physical characteristics of different animals.- Find out how all kinds of birds, insects, reptiles, mammals and sharks are able to survive in the wild.- Over 300 stunning photographs and illustrations show how animals' bodies work.- Gives an amazing insight into the physical characteristics of all types of animals: from tiny spiders to larger-than-life bears, and from birds of prey to whales.
- Find out how animals use their senses, their intelligence, the way they move and to stay alive.- Compare their survival strategies, and discover just who is king of the jungle.- Stunning photographs in close-up detail show how animals survive in the wild.- Expertly written, and filled with fabulous color photographs, stunning artworks and enthraling facts.
An insight into mating, birth and rearing young in the animal world. It seeks to reveal the amazing and very varied ways in which the continuance of life is assured for future generations. The author compares the mating and reproduction tactics of insects and birds, reptiles and amphibians, sharks and whales, and big mammals such as wild horses, lions and elephants. Children will learn about life processes such as metamorphosis from caterpillar to adult insect, and the growth and development of young animals and how they are cared for.
Many animals have a much more limited interaction with others of their own species than we do, but all must communicate at some point in their lives. If nothing else, males and females need to find each other and mate, and males try to dominate their rivals at mating time. This guide covers all these scenarios and presents snapshots of some of the most social animals on earth, explaining how their communities work. It also looks at some of the animals that are usually solitary and explains why they find it better to live alone - and what happens when they do meet up. This series is geared towards children and may act as a supplement to school studies. Each book presents a detailed examination of a range of subjects including animal habitats and survival skills. They all examine a wide variety of animals from insects and birds to sea animals and include colour photographs by top wildlife photographers.