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Do Fish Sleep?
Fascinating Answers to Questions about Fishes
Rutgers University Press
Do Fish Sleep? is organized in an easy-to-read and accessible question-and-answer format, filled with more than 55 photographs and over 100 interesting facts from fish biology basics to the importance of preserving and restoring fish diversity and healthy populations.
How Fast Can A Falcon Dive?
Fascinating Answers to Questions about Birds of Prey
By Peter Capainolo and Carol A Butler
Rutgers University Press
From stories of red-tailed hawks making their homes on the ledges of Manhattan skyscrapers to their role in protecting California's vineyards from flocks of grape-loving starlings,How Fast Can a Falcon Dive? explores how these avian predators interact with people and with their environment.
Do Hummingbirds Hum?
Fascinating Answers to Questions about Hummingbirds
By George C West and Carol A Butler
Rutgers University Press
In Do Hummingbirds Hum? George C. West, who has studied and banded over 13,500 hummingbirds in Arizona, and Carol A. Butler provide an overview of hummingbird biology for the general reader, and more detailed discussions of their morphology and behavior for those who want to fly beyond the basics.
Why Do Bees Buzz?
Fascinating Answers to Questions about Bees
By Elizabeth Evans and Carol A Butler
Rutgers University Press
Why Do Bees Buzz? reports on the mysterious "colony collapse disorder" that has affected honey bee populations, as well as other captivating topics, such as their complex, highly social lives, and how other species of bees are unique and different from honey bees. Organized in chapters that cover everything from these provocative pollinators' basic biology to the aggressive nature of killer bees, this insightful question and answer guide provides a honeycomb of compelling facts.
Do Bats Drink Blood?
Fascinating Answers to Questions about Bats
Rutgers University Press
Do Bats Drink Blood? illuminates the role bats play in the ecosystem, their complex social behavior, and how they glide through the night sky using their acute hearing: echolocation skills that have helped in the development of navigational aids for the blind.
Do Butterflies Bite?
Fascinating Answers to Questions about Butterflies and Moths
By Hazel Davies and Carol A Butler
Rutgers University Press
Every year, thousands of people visit butterfly conservatories to stand in quiet awe of the simple beauty displayed by these magical creatures. Hazel Davies and Carol A. Butler capture the sense of wonderment and curiosity experienced by adults and children alike in this book about butterflies and their taxonomic cousins, the moths and the skippers. Beautifully illustrated with color and black and white photographs, and drawings by renowned artist William Howe, this book is an essential resource for parents, teachers, students, or anyone who has ever been entranced by these fascinating, fluttering creatures.
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