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A superb introduction to the watery world of some of nature's most fascinating creatures, this book gives the young reader an insight into the way these appealing animals live. The book begins with a comprehensive introduction to whale and dolphin families and discusses the differences between a delphin and a porpoise. Dramatic illustrations lead the young reader into the rivers, seas and oceans of the world, exploring how the different whale and dolphin families live together, produce young and communicate, as well as the reasons why so many of these magnificent animals are in danger, and what can be done about it.
As an introduction to the world of big cats, children will be able to read about the hunting skills of a pack of lionesses, a leopard storing food up a tree, the Indian tiger keeping cool in water and the fastest animal on earth, the cheetah. The habitat and lifestyle is explained of all the big cats, together with how they raise their young, and the work that people are doing to protect them.
This introduction to wolves and wild dogs offers young readers an insight into the stealthy world of these highly intelligent hunters. The text and illustrations show wolves and wild dogs hunting in North America, golden jackals scavenging on rubbish in southern Europe, dingos roaming the Australian outback and African wild dogs tirelessly tracking their pray across the Savanna.
The Arctic and Antarctica are desolate places and only a few animals are equipped to live there. This book takes a look at hardy polar animals against the backdrop of their cold, windy and hostile environments. Inthe Arctic, fur-covered mammals such as Arctic wolf and snowshoe hare, the polar bear and lemming share their territories with the huge bowhead whale, the harp seal and the snowy owl. On the frozen continent of Antarctica, brown skuas and storm petrels squabble over food, while chinstrap and emperor penguins evade the fierce and predatory leopard seal.