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This charming book presents the fascinating world of animal behaviors. Fun fact boxes and activities impart a lasting understanding of relationships and behaviors in the animal kingdom. Readers will delight over details about the venomous snake and the amusing lemur.
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Why ~ o D ~Monkeys ~ ~ ~ Ch~ a t t e r ? ~ ~ ‘S GALAXY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 8 7 ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ h un e t e B n Hele ~ ~ Why o D ~ Monkeys ~ ~ C ~ h a t t e r ? ~ ~~ hune t e B n Hele ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ and othe r qu about an estions imals ~ ~ Why do monkeys chatter? Where do lemurs come from? ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Contents~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Questions about birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ~ ~ Questions about reptiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Questions about mammals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 ~ Questions about primates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 It’s a fact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 ~ Can you believe it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Who found out? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Fint the answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Questions about birds ~ ~ ~Q: ~ ~ ~ Why do birds have feathers? ~ A: Feathers help birds to ly. Wing feathers are a light but solid surface that can push against the air. When birds lap their wings down, the feathers close together, but when they lap up, the feathers separate to let air through. Most birds have short tail and wing bones, but their feathers may be very long. An eagle has long, wide wing feathers that help it to ly high in the air. It uses its tail feathers to help it to slow down or change direction. 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A black kite lying A bald eagle lying Beak Tail Wing feathers Talon 5 Q: Can all birds fly? A: here are some birds that cannot ly. hey evolved like this because their habitat did not have many predators. New Zealand has more birds that cannot ly than any other country. hey include the kiwi, the kakapo and several species of penguins. Penguins are adapted for swimming and diving, so they can defend themselves. Ostriches and emus are large birds that cannot ly, but they can run fast. Ostriches can also attack with their claws. 6 A kiwi An emu A penguin 7 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Questions about reptiles ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Q: What is the difference between an alligator and a crocodile? A: Alligators and crocodiles both belong to the same species, crocodilians, but there are three diferences between them. Alligators have wide, round, U-shaped snouts, but crocodiles have longer, more pointed, V-shaped snouts. When its mouth is closed, you can’t see the teeth in an alligator’s lower jaw, but you can see them in a crocodile’s. Alligators prefer freshwater, but crocodiles usually live in saltwater habitats. 8 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~