Echidna


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"This book is based on Echidnas of Australia and New Guinea, first published as part of the Australian Natural History series"--Preface.




Echidnas


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Did you know echidnas are one of only two mammals in the world that lay eggs? This book will delight young readers as they learn what makes the echidna one of the world's weirdest animals. Basic information is covered, such as predators, prey, habitat, life cycle, senses, and conservation status. Table of contents, diagram, map, fun facts, facts page, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing.




Echidnas


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Echidnas, Volume 38 presents the scientific classification of the mammal echidnas. This book describes the characteristics, behavior, reproduction, embryology, anatomy, and physiology of the spiny anteaters, Tachyglossidae. Organized into 11 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the natural history, classification, and physical characteristics of echidnas. This text then examines the food intake and digestion mechanisms of echidnas whereby the ground-up insects in the buccal cavity are permeated with saliva secreted by the sublingual, subaxillary, and parotid salivary glands. Other chapters describe various stages in the development of echidna embryos and pouch young. This book discusses as well the primary division of the central nervous system of echidnas, including the prosencephalon, mesencephalon, and rhombencephalon. The final chapter deals with the similar anatomical characteristics that anteaters exhibit, and describes also their differences in the grinding techniques, forelimb anatomy, and stomach structures. This book is a valuable resource for biologists and zoologists.




Echidnas


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Echidna Photos and Facts for Everyone


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Welcome to the amazing world of Echidna Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Echidna. You will find Echidna in nature with pictures to include the many Echidna species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Echidna Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 83 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Echidna with facts and color photos. Be sure to read the other books in the Learn With Facts Series.




The Coloured Echidna


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The Echidna


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Tells the story of this intriguing creature.




Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary


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Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary offers fast access to authoritative dosing information for drugs used in more than 35 zoo and wild mammal groups, including marsupials, bears, and elephants. Taking an easy-to-use tabular format, the book is organized by taxa, with drug doses sorted by type and alphabetically arranged in every chapter. Clear and comprehensive, the book offers dosages for all important drugs, including antibiotics, antifungals, anesthetics, analgesics, and more. Each dose is referenced with a journal or textbook source, including the number of animals in the study where available, making it easy to find trusted information. Offers essential drug information for a wide range of zoo and wild mammals in an easy-to-consult format Provides dosing amounts for all important drugs, including antibiotics, antifungals, anesthetics, and analgesics Includes dosages for over 35 mammal groups, including marsupials, bears, and elephants Takes a tabular approach for quick reference Makes it easy to find a referenced dose for these animals, eliminating time spent searching through other sources Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary is an essential reference for all veterinarians seeing zoo and wild animal patients, including zoo and wildlife veterinarians, veterinary specialists, and veterinary students.




Eke the Echidna


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WHAT IS AN ECHIDNA? IS IT A HEDGEHOG? AN ANTEATER? SOME KIND OF WALKING POTATO? FOLLOW YOUR FIELD GUIDE EKE AS HE TRAIPSES THROUGH THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH AND DEMONSTRATES SOME OF THE WONDERFUL CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE UNUSUAL AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS. JUST PLEASE AVOID BEING DISTRACTED BY PLATYPUSES... THEY LOVE THE ATTENTION.




The Amazing Echidna: Puggles in Pouches


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Echidnas are animals that have spiny hairs all over their body. This makes them look like a hedgehog or a porcupine. Echidnas are also covered in fur. Depending on where they live, some are furrier than others. They can vary in color from very light brown to red-brown and right through to black. Did you know that the spines are really hairs? They are just very large and strong hairs. Find out more about this amazing animal and learn the answers to these questions: How fast can an echidna run? What does an echidna eat? What will an echidna do when it is frightened? Where do echidnas sleep? Are echidnas good swimmers? Learn what an echidna looks like, where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, how babies are born, and other fun facts. Ages 7 - 10 Reading Level 4.9 All measurements in American and metric. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.