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Australia is home creatures to some of the most bizarre creatures on Earth. Many of the questions the animals pose to science remain unanswered. Animals once dubbed "living fossils" have been properly identified and categorized, and their evolutionary relationships better understood. See the extraordinary wildlife of Australia, most of which exists nowhere else in the world, and the scientists struggling to preserve this unique resource. Featuring...
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Join host Greg Grainger as he swims with manta rays and whales, tracks endangered seals and kangaroos, and watches birds that fly backwards. Explore four of Australia's 20,000 islands, all with an abundance of wildlife: Lady Elliot Island, with its colonies of seabirds, manta rays, turtles, and humpback whales; Kangaroo Island with its subspecies of kangaroos, as well as koalas and endangered sea lions; the idyllic Lord Howe Island, with the endangered...
8) Mammals
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Students will love learning that theyre not the only fascinating mammals in the world. This book takes a fun and informative look at a wide range of warm-blooded animals, including spiky echidnas, sleepy koalas, and hopping kangaroos. Fun fact boxes support the engaging text and vibrant photographs.
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"The dictionary definition of a mammal says that mammals give birth to live young, but that's not always true. Echidnas and platypuses, while still technically mammals, lay eggs. Why they do so is one of the strangest adaptations of mammals on Earth. Readers explore this and many other ... adaptations of all kinds of mammals, including the purpose of milk teeth and the hairy truth about camouflage and the coats of many animals. Full-color photographs...
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Living organisms inhabit every part of the globe—from deep oceans to the freezing poles, scorching equatorial deserts, and lush rainforests. To survive and reproduce, organisms have adaptations that make them suited to their environment. This program looks at the structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations of some fascinating organisms including arctic foxes, echidnas, humpback whales, and camels.
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Hiding his identity as the Hero, Leo Demonhart has managed to sneak his way into Demon Queen Echidnas forcesbut he has his work cut out for him. When faced with an assassin who struggles to communicate and a warrior who doesnt understand how to educate others, Leo knows the best solution is for them to take a page out of his long, long book. After all, hes got a whole lot of experience under his belt, and his history stretches back further than anyone...
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"One, two, three. Nakudji, bokenh, danjbik. Accompanied by illustrations drawing on traditional Kunwinjku art, each of the twelve entries of this counting book showcases a different animal of West Arnhem Land, Australia. From crocodiles and echidnas to wallabies, children and adults alike will enjoy learning the Kunwinjku names for numbers and animals, as well as discovering more about these animals' habitat and behavior, and what they mean to the...