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1) Mammal
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Photographs and text examine the world of mammals, depicting their development, feeding habits, courtship rituals, protective behavior, and physical adaptation to their various ways of life.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Killer whales are beloved as majestic, friendly giants yet infamous for their capacity to kill viciously. Blackfish unravels the complexities of this dichotomy, employing the story of the notorious performing whale Tilikum, who - unlike any orca in the wild - has taken the lives of several people while in captivity. Blackfish expands on the discussion of keeping such intelligent creatures in captivity.
"...enough to make anybody think twice about...
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Volume 1 introduces us to the mammals and to insect-eaters and herbivores. Volume 2 discusses mammals with special adaptations for finding food, and looks at carnivores and omnivores. Volume 3 looks at sea mammals, and tree-dwellers. Volume 4 examines the lives of monkeys and humans.
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
With the tallest trees on Earth, the last of America's big glaciers, and a string of towering volcanoes, America's Pacific Northwest is home to the nation's most intriguing and mesmerizing natural wonders. In this five-part series, discover the epic meeting of land and sea that attracts some of the biggest marine life on the planet. Traverse the redwood forest, home to an incredible diversity of animals and the tallest living things on Earth. And...
8) Mammal
Series
Pub. Date
[2007], c1996
Description
Reveals the most amazing facts and folklore about our favorite furry animals. Towering or tiny, ferocious or friendly, mammals trot, hop, swim, and soar. Meet the creatures that make up this huge and varied family.
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Introduces us to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on this planet. From the smallest to the largest, from the slowest to the fastest, from the least attractive to the most irresistible. Looks at 4,000 species, including ones that have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on Earth. Examine how their adaptations for finding food have had an effect on the way they socialize, mate and live.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Walking with dinosaurs recreates the world of the dinosaurs and uses animatronics to show the daily struggles of creatures such as the Coelophysis, Diplodocus, Ophthalmosaurus, Ornithocheirus, and Leaellynasaura. The Allosaurus special examines the fossil specimen known as "Big Al" and speculates about what his life might have been like. Walking with prehistoric beasts looks at the creatures, particularly mammals, that evolved after dinosaurs became...
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Travel back in time and go face-to-face with the most ferocious animal giants of the Ice Age. Animals such as the saber-toothed cat, the short-faced bear, and the dire wolf. Brings these lethal creatures to life in a startling portrait of their wild existence and puzzling extinction in the ancient Americas. Learn how these remarkable creatures wielded power over the prehistoric kingdom's largest beasts and how they disappeared. Find out why their...
17) Elephant
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Uses live-action photography and special effects to examine the history of the elephant.
18) Blackfish
Pub. Date
c2013.
Description
Explores the concept of keeping wild creatures in captivity.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Nowhere in recent history has a captive mammal garnered so much attention as the orca star of the 1993 hit film Free Willy. The film's success, partnered with growing public interest in animals held in captivity, launched a children's crusade that called for the orca's release into the wild. The result: a multimillion-dollar project that spanned four countries and weathered endless controversy.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
For he's a jolly good yellow! Kids are invited to the biggest Bikini Bottom celebration ever, Spongebob's birthday. But it's a surprise, so SpongeBob and Patrick are going on a tour of the surface world while everyone else plans the birthday blowout below. Then keep the good tides flowing as they throw a wave of other parties.