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In the wild, Billie would have been free to wander the jungles of Asia surrounded by family. Instead, she was captured as a baby and shipped to America. For decades Billie crisscrossed the country, dazzling audiences while suffering daily neglect and abuse. Told against the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world, this is the story of elephants in America, the Elephant Sanctuary, and one resilient elephant who defied the system.
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Tous les mammifères partagent certaines caractéristiques qui les distinguent des autres classes d'animaux. Mais certains mammifères vivent sur la terre alors que d'autres passent leur vie dans l'eau - chacun étant adapté à son environnement. Les mammifères terrestres respirent de l'oxygène par les narines, mais certains mammifères marins respirent par les évents. Découvre les points communs et différences entre les mammifères qui vivent...
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Little Gray loved his lagoon and the humans who came to visit him there. One day, Mama announces that they must swim north to a far-away sea. At first he is sad to leave his home, but Little Gray soon realizes the importance of their journey. What happens along the way and how does Little Gray help his mother? Swim along with Little Gray as he finds the way to this special, food-filled sea.
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An eye-opening volume of photographs and research exploring one of North America's most persistent-and misunderstood-predators. The coyote. Even its image conjures up more myth than fact. From its depictions as the "trickster" in ancient fables to its portrayal as a threat to humans and their pets in modern news sources, coyotes are rarely shown in a favorable light. Now, the Urban Coyote Research Project pulls back the curtain on the defamed coyote,...
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Desde la Antigüedad, el asno y el mulo han padecido una injustificada mala reputación, a pesar de su generosidad, su resistencia al trabajo y la cantidad de servicios que han prestado al hombre. Destronados por la llegada del motor, estos animales, que tanto han contribuido a la riqueza de nuestro patrimonio, casi llegan a desaparecer. Ha sido la motivación de algunos apasionados y de asociaciones con mucha determinación lo que ha logrado revalorizarlos...
8) Sun Bear
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With strong legs and sharp claws, sun bears are great at climbing. From tearing away bark to find tasty insects to sleeping high up in branches--these small bears spend most of their time in trees. What else do you know about these awesome animals? Learn all about sun bears!
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Dans ce livre, plongez dans le fascinant royaume de la cognition animale. Explorez les méandres des forêts avec les Grands Singes, plongez dans les océans avec les Dauphins, parcourez les plaines aux ctés des Éléphants, et observez le ciel avec les Corbeaux et les Corneilles. Ce voyage éclairant révèle les capacités étonnantes des animaux qui ont évolué aux ctés de l'humanité.À travers des histoires captivantes et des découvertes...
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Meet Ella, a gentle giant with an enchanting tale to tell. This is no ordinary story, but a journey into the fascinating world of the largest land animals on earth - Elephants. Discover ten engaging facts about these incredibly large, yet profoundly gentle creatures through the eyes of Ella. From their massive ears that do more than just hear, to their remarkably tough skin, every aspect of an elephant's life is explored in a friendly and fun way....
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Two noted paleontologists present a detailed portrait of the family Canidae across 40 million years of evolution in this illustrated volume.
After decades of research and analysis, paleontologists Xiaoming Wang and Richard H. Tedford established the modern framework for understanding the evolutionary relationship of canids. Combining their work with Mauricio Antón's reconstructions of both extinct and extant species, Wang and Tedford now present...
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Inspired by a true story of how a young narwhal finds himself a new family to love and accept him-a pod of beluga whales!Little Narwhal is lost. After a big storm hits, he wanders the ocean alone, in search of a community to belong to. Eventually he finds other whales . . . but these whales don't look like him at all! Will they welcome him into their family?From the same team behind the bestselling book Dream Flights on Arctic Nights, this story is...
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Ce livre est une exploration immersive de la vie fascinante des lions, offrant un regard approfondi sur leur comportement, leur écologie et les défis auxquels ils sont confrontés. De la stratégie de chasse aux liens sociaux complexes, ce best-seller vous emmènera dans un voyage inoubliable au cœur de la savane africaine. Explorez la vie quotidienne de ces félins majestueux, tout en découvrant les efforts de conservation déployés pour assurer...
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Ollie Otter is an orphan from Michigan who is guided to a new Otter family. Robbie Racoon is raised by his grandmother in California's Redwood Forest. Wally Wallaby is from Australia, adopted by a mama wallaby looking for a child of her own. Pauly Penguin is from Chile, alone inside his egg in freeing temperatures, until Papa Penguin discovers the abandoned egg and brings warmth and life. This is a story about rescue, critters being given a second...
17) Wolf
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With jaws and teeth strong enough to crush bones, it's no wonder wolves are some fierce predators. A pack on the hunt can take down animals much bigger than themselves. And don't forget their famous howl! What else do you know about these awesome animals? Learn all about wolves!
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A groundbreaking argument on how endothermy-arguably the most important innovation in vertebrate evolution-developed in birds and mammals
This pioneering work investigates why endothermy, or "warm-bloodedness," evolved in birds and mammals, despite its enormous energetic costs. Arguing that single-cause hypotheses to explain the origins of endothermy have stalled research since the 1970s, Barry Gordon Lovegrove advances a novel conceptual framework...
19) Mi... Hurón
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¿Es cierto que es muy activo?. ¿Lo puedo bañar?. ¿Cuál es su comida preferida?. ¿Lo puedo dejar suelto por casa?. ¿Necesita compañía?. Inteligente, alegre y adorable… Es mi compañero de juegos preferido. Es... mi simpático hurón.
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A sweeping historical narrative of the life of Carl Akeley, the famed explorer and taxidermist who changed the way Americans viewed the conservation of the natural world
During the golden age of safaris in the early twentieth century, one man set out to preserve Africa's great beasts. In this epic account of an extraordinary life lived during remarkable times, Jay Kirk follows the adventures of the brooding genius who revolutionized taxidermy and...
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