The Natural History of the Proboscis Monkey
Author : John C. M. Sha
Publisher :
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 49,17 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Proboscis monkey
ISBN : 9789838121309
Author : John C. M. Sha
Publisher :
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 49,17 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Proboscis monkey
ISBN : 9789838121309
Author : Marcia Zappa
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 11,98 MB
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1629698091
What type of monkey has the longest nose and does belly flops? This book will delight young readers as they learn what makes the proboscis monkey 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.
Author : Robert Scally
Publisher : EZ Readers
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 36,85 MB
Release : 2024-08-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1545758786
Proboscis monkeys are known for their big noses. Male proboscis monkeys have four-inch long noses that cover their mouths. These odd-looking monkeys only live in one place – the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.
Author : Katarzyna Nowak
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 26,16 MB
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1107134315
A ground breaking study of primates that live in flooded habitats around the world.
Author : Ikki Matsuda
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 11,25 MB
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1108421385
Covering colobine biology, behaviour, ecology and conservation, this book summarises current knowledge of this fascinating group of primates.
Author : Virginia Douglass Hayssen
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 25,27 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780801417535
Since the appearance of the second edition of Sydney A. Asdell's widely used Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction in 1964, the field of reproductive physiology has expanded dramatically. Accordingly, this revision adopts a different structure from previous editions, substituting empirical delineations for physiological interpretations. With the emphases now on a presentation of the published facts of mammalian reproduction, it provides a thorough compilation of what is known about the basic reproductive biology of each of the 4300 mammalian species.To gather information, the authors examined more than 20,000 publications, dating up to 1992. They used primary sources as much as possible, supplementing them with English translations of Russian, Finnish, Chinese, and Japanese journals. The data are presented in taxonomic order. Each familial account summarizes the pattern of reproduction for the family and provides lists of citations arranged by topic of the literature on the endocrinology, reproductive anatomy, and reproductive physiology of the family. Following each account is a tabular listing of species-specific data for neonatal mass and size, weaning mass and size, litter size, age at sexual maturity, estrous cycle length, gestation length, lactation length, number of litters per year, and seasonality of reproduction. For each of these reproductive variables, the range of data gleaned from the literature is given, together with the source of each value listed.Virginia Hayssen is Assistant Professor of Biology at Smith College. Ari Van Tienhoven is Professor of Animal Physiology, Emeritus, at Cornell University. Ans Van Tienhoven assisted in the compilation of data for the book.
Author : Alison M. Behie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 110715748X
Combining personal stories of motivation with new research this book offers a holistic picture of primate conservation in the Anthropocene.
Author : Jody Sullivan Rake
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 16,71 MB
Release : 2008-09
Category : Proboscis monkey
ISBN : 1429617403
Proboscis monkeys have enormous noses, fat bellies, and webbed feet. Learn why a proboscis monkey's strange but amazing body is perfect for its home.
Author : Joel Sartore
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 17,96 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 : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 34,42 MB
Release : 1998-11-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309176506
A 1985 amendment to the Animal Welfare Act requires those who keep nonhuman primates to develop and follow appropriate plans for promoting the animals' psychological well-being. The amendment, however, provides few specifics. The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates recommends practical approaches to meeting those requirements. It focuses on what is known about the psychological needs of primates and makes suggestions for assessing and promoting their well-being. This volume examines the elements of an effective care programâ€"social companionship, opportunities for species-typical activity, housing and sanitation, and daily care routinesâ€"and provides a helpful checklist for designing a plan for promoting psychological well-being. The book provides a wealth of specific and useful information about the psychological attributes and needs of the most widely used and exhibited nonhuman primates. Readable and well-organized, it will be welcomed by animal care and use committees, facilities administrators, enforcement inspectors, animal advocates, researchers, veterinarians, and caretakers.