Collared Lemmings
Title | Collared Lemmings PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Pettiford |
Publisher | Bellwether Media |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2019-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1681036614 |
Burrowing deep under the snow, collared lemmings use their shovel-like claws to create a secret world of tunnels hidden from predators. These small rodents put on their white winter coat each fall to blend in with their snowy home. Early readers will love digging through the pages of this fun, fact-filled read about the adaptations of collared lemmings.
Collared Lemming
Title | Collared Lemming PDF eBook |
Author | Dee Phillips |
Publisher | Bearport Publishing Company Incorporated |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781627245289 |
"In this book, readers learn about the life and habits of collared lemmings."--
Mammals of North America
Title | Mammals of North America PDF eBook |
Author | Roland W. Kays |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2009-11-09 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1400833507 |
The best field guide to North American mammals The best-selling field guide that "sets new standards" (New Scientist) and "makes all other field guides for mammals of the United States. . . and Canada obsolete" (Journal of Mammalogy) is now even better. Covering 20 species recognized since 2002 and including 13 new color plates, this fully revised edition of Mammals of North America illustrates all 462 known mammal species in the United States and Canada—each in beautiful color and accurate detail. With a more up-to-date species list than any other guide, improved facing-page descriptions, easier-to-read distribution maps, updated common and scientific names, and track and scat illustrations, this slim, light, and easy-to-use volume is the must-have source for identifying North American mammals. Roland Kays and Don Wilson have scoured the technical literature to pull out the key differences between similar species, and illustrated these whenever possible, making the guide useful to amateur naturalists and professional zoologists alike. Casual animal watchers will appreciate the overview of mammal diversity and the tips on identifying animals they can spy in their binoculars, while scientists will appreciate the exacting detail needed to distinguish similar species, including illustrations of shrew teeth, bat toes, and whale dorsal fins. The best-illustrated and easiest-to-use field guide to North American mammals Beautiful and accurate color illustrations of all 462 mammals found in the United States and Canada—including 20 species recognized since 2002 112 color plates—including 13 new ones Key identification information—fully revised—on facing pages The most current taxonomy/species list Fully revised, easy-to-read range maps Illustrations of tracks, scat, and whale and dolphin dive sequences
Collared Lemmings
Title | Collared Lemmings PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Pettiford |
Publisher | Bellwether Media |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2019-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1648342752 |
Burrowing deep under the snow, collared lemmings use their shovel-like claws to create a secret world of tunnels hidden from predators. These small rodents put on their white winter coat each fall to blend in with their snowy home. Early readers will love digging through the pages of this fun, fact-filled read about the adaptations of collared lemmings.
A Field Guide to Animal Tracks
Title | A Field Guide to Animal Tracks PDF eBook |
Author | Olaus Johan Murie |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 440 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780618517435 |
This all-new edition includes descriptions of the habits, habitats, tracks, signs, and ranges of all the mammals of North America, as well as of selected birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. More than 1,000 line drawings and 100 color photographs further enhance the text.
A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic
Title | A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic PDF eBook |
Author | E.C. Pielou |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2012-07-31 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 022614867X |
This book is a practical, portable guide to all of the Arctic's natural history—sky, atmosphere, terrain, ice, the sea, plants, birds, mammals, fish, and insects—for those who will experience the Arctic firsthand and for armchair travelers who would just as soon read about its splendors and surprises. It is packed with answers to naturalists' questions and with questions—some of them answered—that naturalists may not even have thought of.
Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
Title | Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals PDF eBook |
Author | Murray Wrobel |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 868 |
Release | 2006-11-18 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 008048882X |
This authoritative dictionary has been compiled with the aim of giving an overview of the English, German, French and Italian names of mammals. The Basic Table contains, in alphabetical order, the scientific names of families, genera, species and sub-species and synonyms with the identified names detailed in all four languages. These are given in the singular for species and sub-species and in the plural for other terms. The synonyms and subspecies are offered in detail. The editor offers numerous alternative spellings of vernacular names. This dictionary is an outstanding guide for every researcher in mammalogy.