Download or read book Vampire Bats After Dark written by Heather Moore Niver and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hunting by moonlight, the unique vampire bat is the only known mammal in the world that feeds exclusively on blood! How do these Central and South American bats feed, communicate, reproduce, and roost? Full-page photos share the lives of these nocturnal creatures. Fun facts showcase the vampire bat?s unique adaptations and Words to Know introduce readers to new vocabulary.
Download or read book Bats After Dark written by Ruth O'Shaughnessy and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blind, bloodsucking creatures that fly through the night airis that what bats really are? In fact, bats are gentle, intelligent, and extremely useful to humans. Learn how these flying mammals communicate, what they eat, where they live, and more. By the time you finish reading, you might even be excited by the idea of encountering one!
Download or read book It s a Vampire Bat written by Tessa Kenan and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yikes, it's a vampire bat! Find out if vampire bats are really the stuff of legends or just another creature of the night in this carefully leveled text. High-quality photographs get readers up close and personal with these furry flying creatures, while critical thinking questions and a photo glossary introduce kids to nonfiction texts.
Download or read book Dark Banquet written by Bill Schutt and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A witty, scientifically accurate, and often intensely creepy exploration of sanguivorous creatures.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Bill Schutt turns whatever fear and disgust you may feel towards nature’s vampires into a healthy respect for evolution’s power to fill every conceivable niche.”—Carl Zimmer, author of Parasite Rex and Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life For centuries, blood feeders have inhabited our nightmares and horror stories, as well as the shadowy realms of scientific knowledge. In Dark Banquet, zoologist Bill Schutt takes us on a fascinating voyage into the world of some of nature’s strangest creatures—the sanguivores. Using a sharp eye and mordant wit, Schutt makes a remarkably persuasive case that blood feeders, from bats to bedbugs, are as deserving of our curiosity as warmer and fuzzier species are—and that many of them are even worthy of conservation. Examining the substance that sustains nature’s vampires, Schutt reveals just how little we actually knew about blood until well into the twentieth century. We revisit George Washington on his deathbed to learn how ideas about blood and the supposedly therapeutic value of bloodletting, first devised by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, survived into relatively modern times. Dark Banquet details our dangerous and sometimes deadly encounters with ticks, chiggers, and mites (the latter implicated in Colony Collapse Disorder—currently devastating honey bees worldwide). Then there are the truly weird—vampire finches. And if you thought piranha were scary, some people believe that the candiru (or willy fish) is the best reason to avoid swimming in the Amazon. Enlightening and alarming, Dark Banquet peers into a part of the natural world to which we are, through our blood, inextricably linked.
Download or read book Aardvarks After Dark written by Heather Moore Niver and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aardvark, what a long snout you have! This nocturnal mammal uses its prominent nose to sniff out its next meal of termites and ants. Through fact-filled text and color photos, readers learn about these quiet African animals, including their relationship with their habitat. Read about their homes, body features, reproduction, diet, and family life. Words to Know appear at the front of the book so that readers are ready when they encounter a new term in the text.
Download or read book Capybaras After Dark written by Heather Moore Niver and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that capybaras yelp, bark, chirp, whistle, huff, and growl? These Central and South American rodents have unique ways of communicating with each other. Vivid full-color images illustrate the nocturnal capybaras habitat and unique adaptations in the wild. Words to Know, fun facts, accessible text, and safety tips educate readers about how capybaras eat, reproduce, and interact with other herds.
Download or read book Snow Leopards After Dark written by Heather Moore Niver and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people never see the secretive and shy snow leopard. But the stunning full-color images and rich narrative of this book gives readers a special glimpse at this nocturnal predator of the mountains. Words to Know appear at the front of the book so that readers are ready when they encounter a new term in the text. Learn about a snow leopards behaviors, habitat, diet, and family life. Fun facts scattered throughout the book add even more insight into the lives of these majestic cats of Asia.
Download or read book Bull Sharks After Dark written by Heather Moore Niver and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full-color images, fun facts, and informational text will bring readers into the secret world of bull sharks. This solitary hunter inhabits shallow areas of warm coastal waters throughout the world. Engaging text highlights this predators habitat, diet, family life, and hunting style. A safety section educates readers about the possible dangers of encountering this fish in the wild.
Download or read book River Otters After Dark written by Heather Moore Niver and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Midnight snacks arent just for people! River otters splash into the water at night, searching for their next meal. Full-page, color images and engaging narrative showcase the playful and industrious river otter. Read about its behavior, habitat, family life, and unique adaptations. Text features include Words to Know at the opening of the book and a Stay Safe section to inform readers how to act if they encounter a river otter in the wild.
Download or read book Mammals of South America written by Rexford D. Lord and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-01-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Download or read book Vampire Bats Drink Blood written by Bert Wilberforce and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certain species of bats get their chilling name from a legendary monster, the vampire, and like these revolting fantasy creatures, these bats really do drink the blood of animals. Luckily, vampire bats dont harm people; theyre much more interested in the blood of livestock and forest animals. Their bites are so small that theyre often undetected by the animals they feed on. Readers will be fascinated by these eerie creatures as well as the awesome photographs of vampire bats in the wild.
Download or read book Monsters in the Night written by Lisa Regan and published by Amber Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What goes on in the animal world while we are asleep? Nighttime is when some creatures come to life. They roam around in the darkness, searching for food. Some of the creatures are scary and vicious, others are harmless—but all of them are intriguing.
Download or read book Acquainted with the Night written by Christopher Dewdney and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving together science and storytelling, art and anthropology, Dewdney takes readers on a fascinating journey through the nocturnal realm. In twelve chapters corresponding to the twelve hours of night, he illuminates night's central themes, including sunsets, nocturnal animals, bedtime stories, festivals of the night, fireworks, astronomy, nightclubs, sleep and dreams, the graveyard shift, the art of darkness, and endless nights. With infectious curiosity, a lyrical, intimate tone, and an eye for nighttime beauties both natural and man-made, Christopher Dewdney paints a captivating portrait of our hours in darkness. Christopher Dewdney is the author of three books of nonfiction-Last Flesh, The Secular Grail, and The Immaculate Perception-as well as eleven books of poetry. A three-time nominee for Governor General's Awards and a first-prize winner of the CBC Literary Competition, Dewdney lives in Toronto, Ontario. "As you read these pages, your life will change, because the way you see half of it will change. The night we're all familiar with will emerge as a fresh thing, deeper, fuller, older, younger, more evocative, more intimate, larger, more spectacular and, yes, more magical, and much more thrilling."-Margaret Atwood, Globe and Mail "[A] felicitous literary gambol from dusk till dawn...Dewdney throws himself headlong into the deep pool of his subject."-Sue Halpern, Newsday "An enjoyable and instructive read."-Sven Birkerts, Boston Globe Also available: HC 1-58234-396-9 $24.95
Download or read book Monkeys Are Made of Chocolate written by Jack Ewing and published by PixyJack Press. This book was released on 2011-11-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the mysterious and fascinating ways in which animals and plants-and people-interact with one another in the rainforests of Costa Rica. Author and naturalist Jack Ewing shares a wealth of observations and experiences, gathered from more than three decades of living in southwestern Costa Rica, home to some of the most prolific and diverse ecosystems on Earth. More than just a simple collection of essays, Monkeys are Made of Chocolate is a testament to the wonder of life in all its countless guises, as seen through the eyes of a man with a gift for subtle discernment and a natural flair for storytelling.
Download or read book Mammalogy written by Terry A. Vaughan and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 767 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mammalogy is the study of mammals from the diverse biological viewpoints of structure, function, evolutionary history, behavior, ecology, classification, and economics. Thoroughly updated, the Sixth Edition of Mammalogy explains and clarifies the subject as a unified whole. The text begins by defining mammals and summarizing their origins. It moves on to discuss the orders and families of mammals with comprehensive coverage on the fossil history, current distribution, morphological characteristics, and basic behavior and ecology of each family of mammals. The third part of the text progresses to discuss special topics such as mammalian echolocation, physiology, behavior, ecology, and zoogeography. The text concludes with two additional chapters, previously available online, that cover mammalian domestication and mammalian disease and zoonoses.
Download or read book The Oregon Vampires written by Casper Hutchinson and published by Independently Published . This book was released on 2024-07-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When their father runs out on them, siblings Chase, Noelle, and Ethan move with their mother, Heather, a failed writer, to Cannon Beach, Oregon. There, they stay at the beach house of their mother’s old friend Kristie, who has two children their age, Morgan and Misty. At first, Chase and his siblings are happy with a change of scenery and make themselves at home at Kristie’s beach house—even if it does seem a little haunted. Chase is especially glad to be spending time with Morgan, his old childhood friend who has grown up to be a hottie with a motorcycle. Morgan is as sweet and attentive as Chase remembers and seems open to having a romantic relationship with him. Just as things are getting serious between Chase and Morgan, however, Chase learns that Morgan is a vampire who has fallen in with an evil coven who would make not only Chase but all the people of Cannon Beach their prey…
Download or read book The Secret Lives of Bats written by Merlin D. Tuttle and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tuttle's account forever changes the way we see these poorly understood yet fascinating cratures." -- page 4 of cover.
