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Animal aha! : thrilling discoveries in wildlife science  Cover Image Book Book

Animal aha! : thrilling discoveries in wildlife science / Diane Swanson. --

Summary:

Looks at six amazing animal discoveries such as, a parrot that learned to communicate by talking, gorillas that use tools, dolphins that can do basic math and more.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781554511655 (lib. bdg.)
  • ISBN: 1554511658 (lib. bdg.)
  • Physical Description: 48 p. : col. ill.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Annick Press, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Silver Birch Express Award nominee, 2010.
Includes index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 19.95
Subject: Animal behavior > Juvenile literature.
Animals > Juvenile literature.
Animals > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch J 591.5 Swa 31681002055929 JNONFIC Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    Presents a collection of stories about unusual animal behavior observed by scientists and provides trivia about the animal species involved.
  • Firefly Books Ltd

    Animals do some extraordinary things, but not always while people are watching. When patient and persistent scientists do make a discovery, it can change how we think about animals and ourselves.

    Animal Aha! highlights a number of magnificent moments in animal science. Meet Alex, a chatterbox parrot who learned not just to mimic speech, but to communicate by talking. Alex's education is already helping some speech-delayed children learn to speak. Visit a California lab where scientists study snacking snakes. After eating, a python's heart becomes 40% larger than normal. By finding out how, scientists hope to help strengthen human hearts too.

    Explore all these exciting discoveries:

  • Cockroaches that learn best at night
  • Dolphins that do basic math
  • Elephants that recognize their reflections
  • Gorillas that use tools

    Each profile includes fun facts about the featured creature, thoughts from the scientists who made each discovery and amazing photographs of the animals in action.Animal Aha! will forever change your ideas of animals and how we learn from them.


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