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An immense world : how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us / by Yong, Ed,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world.This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension-the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic fields, and brainless jellyfish that nonetheless have complex eyes. We discover that a crocodile's scaly face is as sensitive as a lover's fingertips, that the eyes of a giant squid evolved to see sparkling whales, and that even fingernail-sized spiders can make out the craters of the moon. We meet people with unusual senses, from women who can make out extra colors to blind individuals who can navigate using reflected echoes like bats. Yong tells the stories of pivotal discoveries in the field, and also looks ahead at the many mysteries which lie unsolved"--
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Neurosciences.; Perception in animals.; Physiology.; Senses and sensation.;
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Bluefin [videorecording] / by Clarke, Annette,film producer.; McNeill, Paul,film producer.; Hopkins, John,film director,screenwriter.; Fraser, Ken,on-screen participant.; Worm, Boris,on-screen participant.; Skerry, Brian,on-screen participant.; Jenkins, Garth,on-screen participant.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, John Hopkins ; editor, Denis Takacs ; music, Robert Marcel Lepage.Ken Fraser, Boris Worm, Brian Skerry, Garth Jenkins, Akira Okazaki.Endangered giant bluefin tuna have returned to Prince Edward Island, Canada, in surprising abundance after a complete disappearance from overfishing. But something strange is going on. Normally wary tuna no longer fear humans.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction films.; Documentary films.; Bluefin tuna; Human-animal relationships.; Endangered species.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fuzz : when nature breaks the law / by Roach, Mary,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-308)."Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology. Roach tags along with animal attack forensics investigators, human-elephant conflict specialists, bear managers, and "danger tree" faller-blasters. She travels from leopard-terrorized hamlets in the Indian Himalaya to St. Peter's Square in the early hours before the Pope arrives for Easter Mass, when vandal gulls swoop in to destroy the elaborate floral display. Along the way, Roach reveals as much about humanity as about nature's lawbreakers. Combining little- known forensic science and conservation genetics with a motley cast of laser scarecrows, langur impersonators, and mugging macaques, Fuzz offers hope for compassionate coexistence in our ever-expanding human habitat"--
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Animals and civilization.; Human-animal relationships.; Wildlife management.;
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What dogs want : a visual guide to understanding your dog's every move / by Moore, Arden.;
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Subjects: Dogs; Dogs; Human-animal communication.;
© 2012., Firefly Books,
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Decoding your dog : the ultimate experts explain common dog behaviors and reveal how to prevent or change unwanted ones / by Dale, Steve,1957-; Horwitz, Debra.; Ciribassi, John.; American College of Veterinary Behaviorists.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-334) and index.The top dog behaviorists in the country - the top researchers, scientists, and veterinarians - have teamed up with a renowned media personality to create the most cutting-edge, scientifically accurate, definitive book on the most popular behavioral issues that dogs face.LSC
Subjects: Dogs; Dogs; Human-animal communication.;
© 2014., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
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You poop here / by Meisel, Paul.;
In this introduction to potty training, animals demonstrate where they poop. Includes facts about animal feces.LSC
Subjects: Feces; Defecation; Animal behavior; Toilet training;
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Sometimes babies... : a book for a new baby / by Trounce, Charlotte.;
"Babies change and babies grow. They're different every day. But you're the baby I love best . . . in every single way. There are so many different kinds of babies in the world: big, small, short, tall. They can even be jumpy or grumpy! With bold animal artwork on every spread and a mirror on the last page, this irresistibly lovely board book will brighten any bookshelf and is the perfect first book to share with babies everywhere"--Provided by publisher.Ages 0-2.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Animals; Animal behavior; Emotions; Infants;
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Supernavigators : how animals find their way / by Barrie, David,1953-; Stefoff, Rebecca,1951-; Lan, Qu.;
How do animals find their way? How does a bird leave its nest to find food? How does a humpback whale follow an arrow-straight course while it crosses an entire ocean? How does an Arctic tern travel 56,000 miles a year without getting lost? We know some things about how animals accomplish these remarkable feats of navigation. Monarch butterflies travel from Canada to Mexico by orienting to the sun. It's the light from the Milky Way that steers dung beetles. Then, there are animals like moths and sea turtles that are guided by Earth's magnetic field.
Subjects: Animal navigation; Animal behavior; Senses and sensation; Animal migration;
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Eat play love your dog : the ultimate guide for every dog owner / by Shannon, Lara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Animals.; Dogs; Dogs; Pets.;
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The best bed for me / by Cornwall, Gaia.;
Mama and Mommy would like Sweet Pea to settle into bed, but it's not quite time. Even though the bed is fluffy, it's not as snuggly as curling up like a pig in the mud, or as spacious as sleeping in the wide ocean like a blue whale. It's not as fun as sleeping high up in a tree like a koala, or hanging upside down like a bat. And it's definitely not as relaxing as sleeping standing up, like an emperor penguin. But after mimicking all the ways different animals rest, this little one concedes that a comfy bed, a soft pillow, and a good-night wish offer the best way to fall asleep after all.LSC
Subjects: Bedtime; Sleep; Lesbian-parent families; Animal behavior;
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