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Follows a bear from the time she emerges from her den in April after four months without food, through months of eating fish, ants, and huckleberries, to midwinter when the arrival of two cubs interrupts her long winter's rest. Includes facts about brown (grizzly) bears of the Yellowstone National Park/Glacier National Park region.

Profiles more unfamiliar animals, including the dingiso, the tamandua, and the yellow-throated marten.

"Otter tries to find a job for Teddy"-- Otter wants to find jobs for himself and for Teddy. They try many different things, but finding the right job is hard! What's the best job for Teddy?

The most trafficked wild mammal in the world' - so scream the headlines. The burgeoning international trade in these mammals means all eight of the world's pangolin species (four African and four Asian species) are under threat of extinction. However, the global Covid-19 pandemic has now shone a new light on the trade: pangolins have been named as possible vectors for the coronavirus to travel from their bat hosts into humans. In southeast Asian 'wet...

Nonfiction picture book. A year in the life of a little brown bat named Otis as he learns to hunt, escape predators, and find a mate. Includes back matter with additional facts about little brown bats and glossary.-- This gorgeous and lyrical nonfiction picture book continues the Secret Life series by renowned science author Laurence Pringle and illustrator Kate Garchinsky. It follows a year in the life of a little brown bat named Otis as he learns...

Hi! I am Otter. Teddy and I want to have jobs, just like Otter Keeper. I help Teddy try many different things: an acrobat, an explorer, a cook. But finding the right job is a lot harder than we thought!

Shares information on different types of cats, including lions, jaguars, and tigers. "Did you know that the fishing cat has partially webbed paws for catching fish? Or that pumas can leap over 15 feet into trees? There are roughly 38 species of cats today, each one superbly adapted to their environment - whether that be in the rainforest or the desert!"--Publisher.

This little sea otter loves spending time with his mummy - learning new things, playing together, or even just holding each other. In fact, every day this little sea otter spends with his mummy is special, just because they are together.

Little Mo is one of the first mammals on Earth and everything is new to him -- snow and ice, being home alone, and most frightening of all, dinosaurs! When a pack of triceratops decides to make Little Mo's cave their home, Mo musters all his courage and inventiveness to scare them away. Featuring stunning watercolor illustrations by Michael Foreman, OBE, Little Mos and the Great Snow Monster is a rollicking prehistoric adventure.