Download or read book Penguins and Other Flightless Birds written by Patricia Brennan and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions and answers explore the world of animals.
Download or read book Flightless Birds written by Clive Roots and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2006-09-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We share the earth with a wide variety of animal species, each of which brings something special to the diversity of the planet. By knowing more about how animals behave and live, we gain a greater understanding of how life evolved and the importance of biodiversity. This volume provides a complete guide to those birds that have evolved a trait that would seem to harm their ability to survive - flightlessness. Flight has its advantages - why would some birds be flightless? Flightless Birds covers the loss of flight in birds, both permanently after years of evolution, and temporarily as a result of unusual molting behavior, and those species that are in various stages of losing their flight. The book provides a thorough guide, perfect for research papers in biology classes, for understanding the behavior and biodiversity of a fascinating and unusual group of animals. Flightless Birds includes sections on the major groups of flightless birds: Rarities whose ancient ancestors were on the continents when they broke away millions of years ago, and who survived despite competing with mammals; birds that were marooned on islands in the ocean, where food was plentiful and predators absent; penguins, which evolved alongside seas teeming with food and had no need to fly, and the special case of New Zealand's many flightless species which evolved in a predator-free paradise but could not cope with the settlers and their alien animals; and the many species which have become extinct within historic times. Beautifully illustrated, with numerous color photos, Flightless Birds provides copious material for understanding these unusual animals.
Download or read book Ostriches and Other Flightless Birds written by Caroline Arnold and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of ostriches and a variety of other birds that do not fly including the rhea, emu, cassowary, kiwi, and tinamou.
Download or read book Penguins Can t Fly written by Susan H. Gray and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young children are naturally curious about animals. Tell Me Why Penguins Can't Fly offers answers to their most compelling questions about that flightless bird. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
Download or read book Ostriches written by Laura Hamilton Waxman and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book covers information (life cycle, appearance, habitat) about the ostrich. Each chapter discusses an aspect of the ostrich's life, comparing the bird to a similar bird and to a very different bird."--
Download or read book Flightless Birds written by Anita Baskin-Salzberg and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 1993 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the characteristics of birds that cannot fly, including the penguin, ostrich, emu, and kiwi.
Download or read book Penguins written by Valerie Bodden and published by The Creative Company. This book was released on 2022-03-16 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the amazing waddling penguins! Introduce elementary kids to these flightless birds and their lives in the wild. Penguins are a bit clumsy on land, but their flippers help them fly through the water. Readers explore the penguin's features, behaviors, and habitats with STEM-appropriate text and gorgeous photography. An end folk tale from South America shares why emperor penguins are said to be so big.
Download or read book The Penguin written by Mike Linley and published by Garrett Educational. This book was released on 1992 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, life cycle, predators, and different varieties of penguins.
Download or read book Natural History written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monumental and beautiful guide to Earth's wildlife and natural history--its rocks, minerals, animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms--this landmark of reference publishing has been extended and updated. In the 11 years since this book was released, thousands of new species have been identified, and new revelations have redrawn the tree of life. Already featuring galleries of more than 5,000 species, The Natural History Book now includes discoveries such as the olinguito (the "kitty bear" of the Andean cloud forest) and the painted mannakin of Peru. It takes advantage of the first living observations of the giant squid and the deep-sea anglerfish. And it has reorganized the groups of living things to reflect the latest scientific understanding. All this ensures that this, the only ebook to offer a complete visual survey of all kingdoms of life, remains the benchmark of illustrated natural history references. Written by a worldwide team of natural history experts, The Natural History Book is the perfect addition to every family bookshelf, as well as an ideal gift for any nature lover. From granites to grapevines, from microbes to mammals, The Natural History Book is the ultimate celebration of the diversity of the natural world.
Download or read book I Wonder Why Penguins Can t Fly written by Pat Jacobs and published by Kingfisher. This book was released on 2011 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect introduction to polar lands, featuring grumpy bears, record-breaking birds, polar pioneers and much more. This highly popular and long-running series has been revamped for a new generation of readers, with a clean, crisp redesign and colourful covers. The series explores questions that young readers ask about the world around them in an unrivalled child-friendly style. The conversational format is perfect for delivering solid information in a natural, amusing and imaginative way.
Download or read book Emperor Penguin Young Zoologist written by Dr. Michelle LaRue and published by Neon Squid. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Up close and personal with the world’s largest penguin... Informative and winning." -- Kirkus Take to the Antarctic ice to study emperor penguins in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids. You might know that emperor penguins are the largest penguin species, but there’s so much more to learn about this flightless bird. Turn the pages to discover what makes them undertake epic journeys every year, and how scientists have spotted their poop from space! Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains what makes emperor penguins such great ocean swimmers, and how their cute chicks manage to stay warm in freezing Antarctic conditions. It also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and melting sea ice. Written by penguin professor Dr. Michelle LaRue and featuring stunning illustrations by Pham Quang Phuc, Emperor Penguin (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting new series of animal books from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists. Also available: Humpback Whale, Giant Panda, African Elephant
Download or read book Avian Evolution written by Gerald Mayr and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge of the evolutionary history of birds has much improved in recent decades. Fossils from critical time periods are being described at unprecedented rates and modern phylogenetic analyses have provided a framework for the interrelationships of the extant groups. This book gives an overview of the avian fossil record and its paleobiological significance, and it is the only up-to-date textbook that covers both Mesozoic and more modern-type Cenozoic birds in some detail. The reader is introduced to key features of basal avians and the morphological transformations that have occurred in the evolution towards modern birds. An account of the Cenozoic fossil record sheds light on the biogeographic history of the extant avian groups and discusses fossils in the context of current phylogenetic hypotheses. This review of the evolutionary history of birds not only addresses students and established researchers, but it may also be a useful source of information for anyone else with an interest in the evolution of birds and a moderate background in biology and geology.
Download or read book The Fastest Flightless Birds the Penguin written by Linley, Mike and published by Irwin Publishing, c1992, [i.e. 1991]. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, life cycle, predators, and different varieties of penguins.
Download or read book Fantastic Penguins An Exciting Fact Filled Journey Through the Frozen World of These Flightless Birds with More Than 200 Pictures written by Barbara Taylor and published by Armadillo. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively guide to these intriguing creatures and their stunning habitat; discover the many different penguin varieties, from Adélie and Gentoo to Chinstrap and Macaron, learn about their amazing courtship displays, and find out how they survive in freezing temperatures.
Download or read book This Bird Can t Fly written by Susan Canizares and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple text and photographs show how the penguin, ostrich, and other flightless birds can travel by swimming, running, sliding, and other methods of movement.
Download or read book Penguins Can t Fly written by Jason Kotecki and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2015-06-23 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is supposed to be fun. We knew this instinctively as kids, but somehow forgot on the way to adulthood. We got busy and overwhelmed, started valuing things that don't matter, and learned to follow the rules that don't even exist: hate mondays only celebrate when the calendar gives you permission don't make a mess don't play hooky hide your weirdness hide your wrinkles care what other people think Following these so-called rules is a terrific way to stress you out, sap your energy, and ensure a boring life. But there's a better way. In his enlightening book, author and artist Jason Kotecki uncovers some of the most useless rules so you can shift perspective and start seeing the world with wonder once again. It's time to stop living by someone else's rules. Your life is a story, and a short one at that. Make it a good one.
Download or read book Emperor Penguins written by Laura Hamilton Waxman and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See what an emperor penguin has in common with an Antarctic petrel. Learn what sets an emperor penguin apart from an osprey. Readers will compare key traits of emperor penguins—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to traits of other birds. Charts and sidebars support key ideas and provide details. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, readers will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a bird and how birds are alike and different from each other.
