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Summary: "Lions and bees and meerkats, oh my -- these are a few of the many animals that survive and thrive in groups. Discover how group members help each other face life's challenges. From finding food to raising young, some animals are just better off together."--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Educational Media 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.56 MACSalyer, Hannah
Summary: Discusses how creatures thrive in packs hunt in groups to confuse predators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.5 SALJenkins, Steve
Summary: Learn about the ingenious lifestyles of some of the world's most unusual animal partners.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Animal JenkinsDutcher, Jim
Summary: "From the world-famous couple who lived alongside a three-generation wolf pack, this book of inspiration, drawn from the wild, will fascinate animal and nature lovers alike. For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before. In this book the Dutchers reflect on the virtues they observed in wolf society and behavior. Each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599 DUTSummary: "Now, in the third season of Meerkat Manor, the Whiskers stake new territory and are ready to start anew. Led by the dominant female/matriarch Flower, the Whiskers face new rivalry in the form of the Zappa tribe--another meerkat mob best characterized as the neighbors from hell. No stranger to a good challenge, the Whiskers are ready to stand their ground"--container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MEEWard, Ashley
Summary: "A rat will go out of its way to help a cold, wet stranger. Cockroaches pass down generational knowledge, hyenas form personal relationships with members of different species, and ants farm fungus in cooperatives. Why do we continue to believe that life in the animal kingdom is ruled by competition? Why do we believe that humans are special for their ability to live and work together, or worse,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.7 WARFischer, Julia
Summary: Monkey see, monkey do—or does she? Can the behavior of non-human primates—their sociality, their intelligence, their communication—really be chalked up to simple mimicry? Emphatically, absolutely: no. And as famed primatologist Julia Fischer reveals, the human bias inherent in this oft-uttered adage is our loss, for it is only through the study of our primate brethren that we may begin to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599 FISBradshaw, G. A. (Gay A.)
Summary: Drawing on accounts from India to Africa and California to Tennessee, and on research in neuroscience, psychology, and animal behaviour, G. A. Bradshaw explores the minds, emotions, and lives of elephants. He argues that a breakdown of ancient elephant cultures has resulted from exposure to violent trauma and urges readers to support elephant recovery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.67 BRAThayer, Helen.
Contents: Summer: Approach -- Trust -- Camp -- Ravens -- Above -- Hunt -- Invasion -- Escape -- Pups -- Neighbors -- Attack -- Parting -- Winter: Arctic -- Bears -- Ice -- Camp -- Stranger -- Affection.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sasquatch Books 2004
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Summary: Collects stories demonstrating animal friendship and love, including tales of devoted siblings, mothers, and mates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.5 BUCCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.5 BUCHatkoff, Isabella.
Summary: Continues the story of the unusual friendship between Owen, a young orphaned hippo, and Mzee, a 130-year old Aldabra tortoise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599 HATWaldbauer, Gilbert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.7 WALHatkoff, Isabella.
Summary: Details through text and photographs the special bond shared by Owen, an orphaned hippo, and Mzee, a 130-year-old giant tortoise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 599.63 HATRaihani, Nichola
Summary: "In the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival. Cooperation is themeans by which life arose in the first place. It's how we progressed through scale and complexity, from free-floating strands of genetic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.4 RAIHolland, Jennifer S.
Summary: Presents a collection of stories about animals who have forged unlikely, abiding bonds with other animals of different species, from Koko the gorilla and All Ball the kitten to Owen the hippo and the tortoise Mzee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 590 HOLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Animal Wild HollandAndrus, Aubre
Summary: A collection of twelve true animal friendship stories includes the tales of Leroy the Clydesdale and his Chihuahua buddy Berry and orphaned fawn Bambi and his meadow companion Ben the rabbit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2016
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Summary: "There are two supreme predators on the planet with the most complex brains in nature: humans and orcas. In the twentieth century alone, one of these animals killed 200 million members of its own species, the other has killed none. Jeffrey Masson's fascinating new book begins here: There is something different about us. In his previous bestsellers, Masson has showed that animals can teach us...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.51 MASMyers, Maya
Summary: "Welcome to the world of baby animals! Learn about the different types of baby animals, how and where they are born, and what their families are like"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.3 MYECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.3 MYEMontgomery, Heather L.
Summary: "Follow the scientists, around the world and into their labs, who are studying animals and the germs that attack them"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2024