Amazing animal journeys
Title:
Amazing animal journeys
Author:
Forrester, Philippa, 1968- author.
ISBN:
9780744059908
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Edition:
First American edition.
Physical Description:
176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
"The most incredible migrations in the natural world"--Cover
Contents:
Introduction -- World map -- Monarch butterfly -- Globe skimmer dragonfly -- Desert locust -- Leaf-cutter ant -- Dung beetle -- Northern house spider -- Ballooning spiders -- Arctic tern -- Osprey -- Barn swallow -- Hummingbird -- Wandering albatross -- Emperor penguin -- Bar-tailed godwit -- Polar bear -- Eurasian otter -- Wildabeest -- African elephant -- Siberian tiger -- Caribou -- Sloth -- Gray wolf -- Naked mole rat -- Italian wall lizard -- Sperm whale -- Cuvier's beaked whale -- Great white shark -- Leatherback turtle -- Atlantic salmon -- Sardine -- Spiny lobster -- Golden jellyfish -- European eel -- Red crab -- Zooplankton -- Hitchkiers -- Tardigrade -- Plants -- Humans -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
"Join animals on as they embark on large scale migrations and travel through the natural world in this book that follows their incredible journeys; many are in search of food, some are looking for a mate, lots are heading to a warmer climate, and others are just seeking a new home"-- Provided by publisher
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