Author: Henry Owens
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 161533906X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Dung showing is a behavior in which hippos use their tails to fling their dung around to mark their territory. It is just one of several cringe-inducing things readers will learn about in this volume. The book is also full of less stomach-turning information, including facts about the hippo’s life cycle, habitat, and daily habits.
How to Track a Hippo
Author: Henry Owens
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 161533906X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Dung showing is a behavior in which hippos use their tails to fling their dung around to mark their territory. It is just one of several cringe-inducing things readers will learn about in this volume. The book is also full of less stomach-turning information, including facts about the hippo’s life cycle, habitat, and daily habits.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 161533906X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Dung showing is a behavior in which hippos use their tails to fling their dung around to mark their territory. It is just one of several cringe-inducing things readers will learn about in this volume. The book is also full of less stomach-turning information, including facts about the hippo’s life cycle, habitat, and daily habits.
Hidden Hippo
Author: Joan Gannij
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782859624
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Journey to the plains and rivers of Africa in search of a hidden hippo. Lots of different African animals are introduced throughout this rhyming, hide-and-seek adventure. Hardcover edition includes endnotes with information about conservation, endangered wildlife and facts about each of the animals featured in the book.
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782859624
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Journey to the plains and rivers of Africa in search of a hidden hippo. Lots of different African animals are introduced throughout this rhyming, hide-and-seek adventure. Hardcover edition includes endnotes with information about conservation, endangered wildlife and facts about each of the animals featured in the book.
Meet a Baby Hippo
Author: Lisa Owings
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
ISBN: 151246449X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Hippos are big animals that live in Africa. Hippo calves are born underwater. They are strong swimmers. Baby hippos spend most of their time in the water. Their mothers help them stay safe from predators. How do baby hippos grow and change? Read this book to find out! This title also includes a life cycle diagram, a habitat map, fun facts, a glossary, and more!
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
ISBN: 151246449X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Hippos are big animals that live in Africa. Hippo calves are born underwater. They are strong swimmers. Baby hippos spend most of their time in the water. Their mothers help them stay safe from predators. How do baby hippos grow and change? Read this book to find out! This title also includes a life cycle diagram, a habitat map, fun facts, a glossary, and more!
Tracking Dinosaurs
Author: M. G. Lockley
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521425988
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A complete guide to dinosaur tracking. A popular science book on dinosaur footprints and what they reveal about dinosaurs and their habitats.
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521425988
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A complete guide to dinosaur tracking. A popular science book on dinosaur footprints and what they reveal about dinosaurs and their habitats.
Tracker Manual
Author: Alex van den Heever
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775847756
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
Featuring all-new spoor drawings, some 200 new photographs and an extra 35 species, this fully revised and updated edition of the ever-popular Tracker Manualis packed with the latest on the art of tracking. Based on information developed by some of southern Africa’s best traditional trackers, Tracker Manual gives even more guidance on how to identify the spoor of some 190 animal species. Individual chapters cover carnivores, large mammals, antelopes, small mammals, primates, hares and rodents, amphibians and reptiles, birds and insects. Each account contains: Simple, bulleted text on key points of each animal’s tracks. Clear, accurate track drawings. Numerous informative photographs, sometimes annotated. A list of similar tracks (where applicable), to avoid misidentification. An instructive introduction describes the science of tracking and outlines what to look for in the field, while a quick-reference table compares tracks that are easily confused. This detailed and richly illustrated manual to the region’s most common animal tracks and signs will prove invaluable in the field. Sales points: Presents the tracks and signs of over 190 different animals. Written and illustrated by experts in the field. Compact, portable and easy to use. Rich in visual detail. Useful instructive introduction to tracking.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775847756
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
Featuring all-new spoor drawings, some 200 new photographs and an extra 35 species, this fully revised and updated edition of the ever-popular Tracker Manualis packed with the latest on the art of tracking. Based on information developed by some of southern Africa’s best traditional trackers, Tracker Manual gives even more guidance on how to identify the spoor of some 190 animal species. Individual chapters cover carnivores, large mammals, antelopes, small mammals, primates, hares and rodents, amphibians and reptiles, birds and insects. Each account contains: Simple, bulleted text on key points of each animal’s tracks. Clear, accurate track drawings. Numerous informative photographs, sometimes annotated. A list of similar tracks (where applicable), to avoid misidentification. An instructive introduction describes the science of tracking and outlines what to look for in the field, while a quick-reference table compares tracks that are easily confused. This detailed and richly illustrated manual to the region’s most common animal tracks and signs will prove invaluable in the field. Sales points: Presents the tracks and signs of over 190 different animals. Written and illustrated by experts in the field. Compact, portable and easy to use. Rich in visual detail. Useful instructive introduction to tracking.
The Pygmy Hippo Story
Author: Phillip T. Robinson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190611863
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Though the pygmy hippopotamus has been designated as a flagship species of West African forests (meaning that by raising conservation efforts for a single species, an entire ecological region could benefit), very little research has been published on the animal. They are solitary, nocturnal, and highly evasive, and until recent developments in "camera trap" technology, they were considered the least-photographed large mammal species in the world. The information currently available on this endangered species is scattered, limited, redundant, and often inaccurate, and no major volume exists as a resource for those interested in the conservation effort for the species, until now. Phillip Robinson and his coauthors provide a treatment of the natural history, biology, and ecology of the pygmy hippo, along with a discussion of the rare animal's taxonomic niche and a summary of the research initiatives involving it up to this point. The authors show the ways in which the pygmy hippo has come into contact with people in West African countries, both in terms of ecological and cultural impact. This creature has been the subject of local folktales, and is treated as almost mythic in some regions. Information on issues related to captivity, breeding, and zoos is provided. The book is heavily illustrated with original photographs and anatomic drawings. The project should be of use to conservation biologists, zoologists and natural history readers, and will be the definitive single-volume account of an animal that the scientific community has designated to be ecologically significant to West Africa.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190611863
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Though the pygmy hippopotamus has been designated as a flagship species of West African forests (meaning that by raising conservation efforts for a single species, an entire ecological region could benefit), very little research has been published on the animal. They are solitary, nocturnal, and highly evasive, and until recent developments in "camera trap" technology, they were considered the least-photographed large mammal species in the world. The information currently available on this endangered species is scattered, limited, redundant, and often inaccurate, and no major volume exists as a resource for those interested in the conservation effort for the species, until now. Phillip Robinson and his coauthors provide a treatment of the natural history, biology, and ecology of the pygmy hippo, along with a discussion of the rare animal's taxonomic niche and a summary of the research initiatives involving it up to this point. The authors show the ways in which the pygmy hippo has come into contact with people in West African countries, both in terms of ecological and cultural impact. This creature has been the subject of local folktales, and is treated as almost mythic in some regions. Information on issues related to captivity, breeding, and zoos is provided. The book is heavily illustrated with original photographs and anatomic drawings. The project should be of use to conservation biologists, zoologists and natural history readers, and will be the definitive single-volume account of an animal that the scientific community has designated to be ecologically significant to West Africa.
A Hippo Love Story
Author: Karen Paolillo
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 0143531530
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
When the threads that hold human society together unravel, the animal kingdom suffers. Karen Paolillo discovered this first-hand in Zimbabwe when she developed a close connection with thirteen hippos in their natural habitat, the Turgwe River. Her mission to save these exceptional animals after they came under threat of drought, land invasions and poachers developed into a beautiful African love story. It is also the stirring tale of how one woman faced personal and financial adversities while ensuring the survival of a family of hippos, with Bob, a three-ton bull, as their leader. With the establishment of the Turgwe Hippo Trust, Karen has triumphed as guardian of the hippos, and the animals have prospered ever since. A Hippo Love Story shares this heroic journey of a nature lover who became an ally of one of Africa's most fearsome animal species.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 0143531530
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
When the threads that hold human society together unravel, the animal kingdom suffers. Karen Paolillo discovered this first-hand in Zimbabwe when she developed a close connection with thirteen hippos in their natural habitat, the Turgwe River. Her mission to save these exceptional animals after they came under threat of drought, land invasions and poachers developed into a beautiful African love story. It is also the stirring tale of how one woman faced personal and financial adversities while ensuring the survival of a family of hippos, with Bob, a three-ton bull, as their leader. With the establishment of the Turgwe Hippo Trust, Karen has triumphed as guardian of the hippos, and the animals have prospered ever since. A Hippo Love Story shares this heroic journey of a nature lover who became an ally of one of Africa's most fearsome animal species.
Edge of Africa
Author: Carlton Ward (Jr.)
Publisher: Hylas Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Published in association with the Smithsonian's Biodiversity Group, "The Edge of Africa" is a visual feast of astonishing wildlife photography.
Publisher: Hylas Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Published in association with the Smithsonian's Biodiversity Group, "The Edge of Africa" is a visual feast of astonishing wildlife photography.
American Hippo
Author: Sarah Gailey
Publisher: Tordotcom
ISBN: 1250176433
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
In the early 20th Century, the United States government concocted a plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This is true. Other true things about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. This was a terrible plan. Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been: a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers from around the globe. It is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his crew. It is the story of their fortunes. It is the story of his revenge.
Publisher: Tordotcom
ISBN: 1250176433
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
In the early 20th Century, the United States government concocted a plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This is true. Other true things about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. This was a terrible plan. Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been: a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers from around the globe. It is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his crew. It is the story of their fortunes. It is the story of his revenge.
Popular Mechanics
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
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