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Wild Kratts. [videorecording] / by Kratt, Chris,voice actor.; Kratt, Martin,voice actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Voices: Martin Kratt, Chris Kratt.When Chris loses his creature souvenir collection in the Arctic, will he be able to get his creature treasures back before the evil Zach Varmitech finds them? Then, Chris and Martin continue to face Zach Varmitech when he threatens to use an entire walrus herd to mine precious pearls for Donita Donata's fashion line.G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Nature television programs.; Science television programs.; Wildlife television programs.; Animated television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Pearls; Walrus; Animals; Wildlife conservation; Animal ecology;
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Becoming wild : how animal cultures raise families, create beauty, and achieve peace / by Safina, Carl,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Some people insist that culture is strictly a human feat. What are they afraid of? This book looks into three cultures of other-than-human beings in some of Earth's remaining wild places. It shows how if you're a sperm whale, a scarlet macaw, or a chimpanzee, you too experience your life with the understanding that you are an individual in a particular community. You too are who you are not by genes alone; your culture is a second form of inheritance. You receive it from thousands of individuals, from pools of knowledge passing through generations like an eternal torch. You too may raise young, know beauty, or struggle to negotiate a peace. And your culture, too, changes and evolves. The light of knowledge needs adjusting as situations change, so a capacity for learning, especially social learning, allows behaviors to adjust, to change much faster than genes alone could adapt. Becoming Wild offers a glimpse into cultures among non-human animals through looks at the lives of individuals in different present-day animal societies. By showing how others teach and learn, Safina offers a fresh understanding of what is constantly going on beyond humanity. With reporting from deep in nature, alongside individual creatures in their free-living communities, this book offers a very privileged glimpse behind the curtain of Life on Earth, and helps inform the answer to that most urgent of questions: Who are we here with?"--
Subjects: Animal communities.; Animal societies.;
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Arctic and Antarctic / by Ganeri, Anita,1961-; Morley, Simon(Consultant);
Polar regions -- Land and sea ice -- Glaciers and icebergs -- Auroras -- Polar bears -- Penguins -- Land mammals -- Sea giants -- Polar birds -- Unusual animals -- Flora and fauna -- Food web -- Survival tactics -- Migrating animals -- Do people live here? -- Food -- Myth busters -- Polar explorers -- Research stations -- Unusual places -- Polar escapade -- Natural resources -- Poles in peril -- Endangered animals -- Meet the expert -- Shrinking ice -- Protecting the poles -- Polar facts and figures.Readers can explore Earth's polar regions where they'll meet extraordinary animals that survive and thrive in the harsh conditions of these icy worlds and learn about magnificent natural marvels that make life fascinating on, above, and under the ice.--Source other than the Library of Congress.LSC
Subjects: Animals; Tundra ecology;
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Blippi & Meekah's Game Show. by Moonbug Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Moonbug Entertainment in 2023.Come explore the wonderous world with everybody's best friend, Blippi. How does a recycling truck work? What does a baker do? What is the best playground around? There are so many exciting things to explore and learn. Feed your kids’ curiosity while they learn about vehicles, animals, the natural world and so much more. Blippi helps children‘s understanding of the world and encourages vocabulary development. Blippi loves visiting exciting places such as children’s museums and the zoo! He loves singing, dancing, playing and exploring. His contagious curiosity engages young viewers in learning adventures that help them both grow and develop.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Television.;
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Beasts : what animals can teach us about the origins of good and evil / by Masson, J. Moussaieff(Jeffrey Moussaieff),1941-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."There are two supreme predators on the planet with the most complex brains in nature: humans and orcas. In the twentieth century alone, one of these animals killed 200 million members of its own species, the other has killed none. Jeffrey Masson's fascinating new book begins here: There is something different about us. In his previous bestsellers, Masson has showed that animals can teach us much about our own emotions--love (dogs), contentment (cats), grief (elephants), among others. But animals have much to teach us about negative emotions such as anger and aggression as well, and in unexpected ways. In Beasts he demonstrates that the violence we perceive in the "wild" is mostly a matter of projection. We link the basest human behavior to animals, to "beasts" ("he behaved no better than a beast"), and claim the high ground for our species. We are least human, we think, when we succumb to our primitive, animal ancestry. Nothing could be further from the truth. Animals, at least predators, kill to survive, but there is nothing in the annals of animal aggression remotely equivalent to the violence of mankind. Our burden is that humans, and in particular humans in our modern industrialized world, are the most violent animals to our own kind in existence, or possibly ever in existence on earth. We lack what all other animals have: a check on the aggression that would destroy the species rather than serve it. It is here, Masson says, that animals have something to teach us about our own history. In Beasts, he strips away our misconceptions of the creatures we fear, offering a powerful and compelling look at our uniquely human propensity toward aggression"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Animal psychology.; Cruelty; Emotions in animals.; Violence;
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How the zebra got its stripes : Darwinian stories told through evolutionary biology / by Grasset, Léo,author.; Mellor, Barbara,translator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? Why are buffalo herds broadly democratic while elephants prefer dictatorships? What explains the architectural brilliance of the termite mound or the complications of the hyena's sex life? And why have honey-badgers evolved to be one of nature's most efficient agents of mass destruction? Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations on the African savannah, Léo Grasset offers some answers to these and many other intriguing questions.
Subjects: Evolution.; Savanna animals; Savanna animals; Savanna ecology;
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Earth Mother / by Jackson, Ellen B.,1943-; Dillon, Diane; Dillon, Leo;
Portrays a day in the life of Earth Mother who, as she tends plants and animals around the world, meets three of her creations with advice on how to make the world more perfect.
Subjects: Day; Food chains (Ecology); Nature;
© c2005., Walker & Company,
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The laws of human nature / by Greene, Robert,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose. Whether at work, in relationships, or in shaping the world around you, The Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success, self-improvement, and self-defense"--
Subjects: Motivation (Psychology); Self-actualization (Psychology); Self-control.; Success.;
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Little Fox / by Teckentrup, Britta.;
This eco-friendly board book introduces young readers to a little fox who plays at night with his many friends.LSC
Subjects: Foxes; Nocturnal animals; Play; Friendship;
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Just a little bit spooky! [videorecording] / by PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.;
Originally broadcast on television.It's time to enjoy some slightly spooky sights and haunted happenings with your friends from PBS KIDS! Join Daniel Tiger and his friends for Dress Up Day and the annual main street parade. Then, when Alma, Rafia and Lucas are in charge of the Haunted Hallway, Alma takes the spookiness a little too far. And the Kratt Brothers need to put their new dual cobra powers to the ultimate test, and much, much more!G.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Halloween costumes; Halloween; Holidays;
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