Animal Parents

Animal Parents

by Clive Roots
Animal Parents

Animal Parents

by Clive Roots

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Overview

We share the earth with a wide variety of animal species, each of which brings something special to the diversity of the planet. By knowing more about how animals behave and live, we gain a greater understanding of how life evolved and the importance of biodiversity. Animal Parents examines how these animals care for their young to ensure their survival, care that is as varied as is animal life on earth. The book provides a thorough guide on the behavior of animal parenting, and helps students understand how vertebrates raise and nurture their young. Perfect for classroom papers, Animal Parents is highly illustrated with both color and black and white illustrations of the animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313339868
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 06/30/2007
Series: Greenwood Guides to the Animal World
Pages: 232
Product dimensions: 7.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Clive Roots has been a zoo director for many years. He has travelled the world collecting live animals for zoo conservation programs. Roots has acted as a masterplanning and design consultant for numerous zoological garden and related projects around the world, and has written many books on zoos and natural history subjects.

Table of Contents


Preface     ix
Introduction     xi
Water Babies     1
Bubble-nesters and Back-packers     17
Tender Loving Crocodiles     39
Cold-blooded Chicks     61
Warm-blooded Chicks     83
An Introduction to Mammals     97
Pouch Babies     105
Den Mothers     125
Baby Carriers     145
Mirror Images     159
Beach Babies     175
Glossary     189
Bibliography     197
Index     199
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