Zoology

A territory is an area of space which an animal guards as its exclusive possession and which it will defend against all members of its kind. In this revolutionary book Robert Ardrey takes a concept familiar to every biologist, brings together for the first...

A first-of-its-kind resource, Raptors in Captivity is designed as a reader-friendly reference tool covering a wide range of topics from choosing a suitable species, to housing and transportation, diet, medical care, equipment, training. Raptors in Captivity is the recommended US Fish & Wildlife Service...

"No other deer hunting book like it. The Deer Hunter's Almanac is the ultimate guide to hunting deer across North America." -Peter Fiduccia, author of Whitetail Strategies "There is not a successful deer hunter in the world who has not come up with his...

Seventy-five percent of the turtle species in the United States can be found in the Southeast. In fact, the region is second only to parts of Asia in its number of native turtles. Filled with more than two hundred color photographs and written with...

A fascinating investigation into the miraculous world of birds and the powerful--and surprising--ways they enrich our lives and sustain the planet Our relationship to birds is different from our relationship to any other wild creatures. They are found virtually everywhere and we love to...

Every autumn, thousands of migrating Red-tailed Hawks arrive on the southern Great Plains to spend the winter, and Oklahoma is one of the best places to observe this amazing phenomenon. Above the prairie, as Oscar Hammerstein wrote, they make "lazy circles in the sky,"...

Davies's chatty, funny text and Layton's colorful illustrations will pull kids into this fascinating book about survival. . . . Exciting biology for the classroom. -- Booklist (starred review) From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the brave bacteria inside bubbling...

What would you be if your finger bones grew so long that they reached your feet? You'd be a bat! What if you had no leg bones but kept your arm bones? You'd be a whale, a dolphin, or a porpoise! This entertaining picture...

Did you know there are around 8,000 types of centipede in the world? The name "centipede" means 100 feet, although not every centipede has that many feet. And centipedes can't count anyway! Are You a Centipede? will give young children an inside look at...

An accessible and richly illustrated introduction to the natural history of dogs--from evolution, anatomy, cognition, and behavior to the relationship between dogs and humans As one of the oldest domesticated species, selectively bred over millennia to possess specific behaviors and physical characteristics, the dog...

Reflecting the enormous advances made in the field over the past ten years, this text synthesizes the latest developments in the ecology and evolution of animal parasites against a backdrop of parallel advances in parasite systematics, biodiversity and life cycles. This second edition has...

A New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A Best Book of 2015, The Wall Street Journal Love is the driver for Wendy Williams's new book, The Horse . . . an] affectionate, thoroughgoing, good-hearted book. --Jaimy Gordon, The...

While observing a family of elephants in the wild, Caitlin O'Connell noticed a peculiar listening behavior--the matriarch lifted her foot and scanned the horizon, causing the other elephants to follow suit, as if they could "hear" the ground. The Elephant's Secret Sense is O'Connell's...

The eighty-nine cetacean species that swim our seas and rivers are as diverse as they are intelligent and elusive, from the hundred-foot-long, two-hundred-ton blue whale to the lesser-known tucuxi, ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, and diminutive, critically endangered vaquita. The huge distances these highly migratory creatures...

Read and find out about the arctic fox's quest for survival in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.During the winter, the arctic fox begins an incredible journey. She heads north through the tundra, toward the top of the world. No larger than a house...

Explore the lives of elephants with Ranger Rick in this beginning reader with full-color photos of elephants in the wild What if you wished you were an elephant and then you became one? Could you talk like an elephant? Sleep like an elephant? Live...

This title introduces elves by looking at their histories, the culture or cultures they come from, what they symbolized, and how they are shown today. Back matter shows modern elves that kids might recognize, like Dobby from Harry Potter, and explains how they are...

This title takes you millions of years back in time to meet Mosasaurus, a giant, marine reptile. Complete with computer generated images, fossil finds, and a fossil map! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint...

It may be electrifying, but it's not lightning--it's an electric eel! Filled with up-close and full-color photographs, readers of this book will get familiar with a truly freaky fish. Even those who don't love science class will find electric eels' air-breathing and unusual breeding...

The deathstalker scorpion is one of the world's most dangerous creatures, and it's hardly 3 inches long! This poisonous scorpion lives in hot, arid areas of Africa and the Middle East, hiding in burrows during the day and hunting for prey at night. The...