Author : Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 17,30 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778718574
Describes the physical characteristics of the Komodo dragon and the conservation efforts being carried out to keep it from becoming extinct.
Author : James B. Murphy
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 26,95 MB
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1588345130
More than twenty years have passed since Walter Auffenberg's monumental The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor. In the intervening years the populations of Komodo dragons—native only to a handful of islands in southeast Indonesia—have dwindled, sparking intensive conservation efforts. During the last two decades new information about these formidable predators has emerged, and the most important findings are clearly presented here. A memoir from Walter Auffenberg and his son Kurt is followed by the latest information on Komodo dragon biology, ecology, population distribution, and behavior. The second part of the book is dedicated to step-by-step management and conservation techniques, both for wild and captive dragons. This successful model is a useful template for the conservation of other endangered species as well, for, as Kurt and Walter Auffenberg note, “The species may well indeed survive in the wild for generations to come while countless other organisms are lost.”
Author : Nancy Kelly Allen
Publisher : Arbordale Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,12 MB
Release : 2018-02-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1643511459
Hearing is an important sense for animals’ survival. Ears give animals vital information to help them find food or listen for predators ready to attack. This continuation of Mary Holland’s award-winning Animal Anatomy and Adaptations series features a wide variety of animal ears and how animals use them. Did you know that some animals have ears on their legs? Like the eyes, mouths, legs, and tails featured in previous books, animal ears come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes—a perfect match for each animal’s needs.
Author : Joel Sartore
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 21,11 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1426217773
This book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals -- especially those that are endangered. His message: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore intends to photograph every animal in captivity in the world. He is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. He has photographed more than 6,000 already and now, thanks to a multi-year partnership with National Geographic, he may reach his goal. This book showcases his animal portraits: from tiny to mammoth, from the Florida grasshopper sparrow to the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Paired with the prose of veteran wildlife writer Douglas Chadwick, this book presents an argument for saving all the species of our planet.
Author : David Quammen
Publisher : Random House
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 31,30 MB
Release : 2012-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1448137403
Why have island ecosystems always suffered such high rates of extinction? In our age, with all the world's landscapes, from Tasmania to the Amazon to Yellowstone, now being carved into island-like fragments by human activity, the implications of this question are more urgent than ever. Over the past eight years, David Quammen has followed the threads of island biogeography on a globe-encircling journey of discovery.
Author : Kathy Darling
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 34,22 MB
Release : 1997-03-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780688137762
The naturalist team travels to the island of Komodo, Indonesia, to bring young readers a close-up view of this endangered and little-seen creature. Index.
Author : Alfred J. Smuskiewicz
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,93 MB
Release : 2014-10
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9780716656210
"Information about some of the more important and interesting endangered animals of Africa, including the animal's common name, scientific name, and conservation status; also includes a map showing the range of each animal featured; and a glossary, additional resources, and an index"--
Author : Millie Marotta
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 23,4 MB
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 1452177031
From New York Times bestselling author Millie Marotta comes this gorgeous celebration of the animal kingdom. A Wild Child's Guide to Endangered Animals highlights the plight of 43 endangered species from around the world, including rare and well-known animals living in freshwater, oceans, forests, mountains, tundras, deserts, grasslands, and wetlands. Vivid illustrations bring caribous, axolotls, giraffes, agami herons, and many more to life on these rich and varied pages. Illuminating text relays the story of each species, from how they live and why they are endangered to what is being done about it. Complete with a map detailing where each species can still be found, this visually rich, timely, informative book raises awareness in the most spectacular way.
Author : Mindy Mejia
Publisher : Ashland Creek Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,74 MB
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1618220144
"[Mindy Mejia] is simply a beautiful writer…" —Twin Cities Pioneer Press"Mejia beautifully tackles the subjects of animal captivity, endangered animals, human-animal connections, and even evolution." —Global Animal"This is a thriller of the rarest form—one that touches both the mind and the heart. A wonderful read." —Mary Logue, author of the Claire Watkins mysteries"…impressive…ambitious…Mindy Mejia is a talent to watch." —Sheila O'Connor, author of Where No Gods Came and Sparrow Road A zookeeper fights to save the animal she loves, even as her own life crumbles around her… Meg Yancy knows she may be overly attached to Jata, the Komodo dragon that has been in her care since it arrived at the zoo from Indonesia. Jata brings the exotic to Meg’s Minnesotan life: an ancient, predatory history and stories of escaping to freedom. A species that became endangered soon after being discovered, Komodos have a legacy of independence, something that Meg understands all too well. Meg has always been better able to relate to reptiles than to people, from her estranged father to her live-in boyfriend to the veterinarian who is more concerned with his career than with the animals’ lives. Then one day, Meg makes an amazing discovery. Jata has produced viable eggs—without ever having had a mate. Faced with this rare phenomenon, Meg must now defend Jata’s hatchlings from the scientific, religious, and media forces that converge on the zoo to claim the miracle as their own. Finally forced to deal with the very people she has avoided for so long, Meg discovers that opening herself up comes with its own complications. And as she fights to save the animal she loves from the consequences of its own miracle, she must learn to accept that in nature, as in life, not everything can be controlled. Mindy Mejia’s gripping debut novel highlights the perils of captivity and the astonishing ways in which animals evolve.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 18,51 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Comedy films
ISBN : 9780800102555
A naive young student accepts a job working for a powerful New York importer and finds himself drawn deep into a complex scam.
