Behavior of North American Mammals

English

Series: Peterson Reference Guides

ISBN: 0618883452

EAN: 9780618883455

Category: Nature / Mammals

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers

Release Date: 10/07/2011

Synopsis: This new addition to the Peterson Reference Guide series is highly readable and full of curious facts. For example, did you know that when an opossum plays dead it isnt pretending? Opossums actually do enter a catatonic deathlike state. Or look at armadillos, who sequester air in their guts, blow up to twice their normal volume, and paddle across the water. A guide not for identifying mammals, but to understanding what they do, Behavior of North American Mammalsprovides detailed information on more than 70 species of mammals and includes illuminating and attractive photographs and drawings. Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, the book includes information on daily and seasonal activity, food and foraging, home range and habitat, communication, courtship and mating, development and dispersal of young, interactions with their own species, and interactions with other species.

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Behavior of North American Mammals

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Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 7.0 inches

Length: 10.0 inches

Weight: 44.73 oz

Pages: 384