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Description: |
181 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-177) and index. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: An introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of squirrels, with fact tables for nine different squirrel species. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Tales of Yore -- Names -- Squirrel Species. Comparing Squirrel Sizes; Squirrel Measurements; Eastern Gray Squirrel; Western Gray Squirrel; Fox Squirrel; Red Squirrel; Douglas Squirrel; Southern Flying Squirrel; Northern Flying Squirrel; Abert's Squirrel; Arizona Gray Squirrel -- Taxonomy -- Squirrel Anatomy. Teeth; Eyes; Ears; Sense of Smell; Fur; Feet; Tail -- Diet. Nut Menu; Nut Facts; Favorite Foods; Food Trees; Pine Cone Menu; Animal Food Sources; Fungi Menu; Plant Food Sources -- The Natural History of Pine Cones -- The Natural History of Acorns. Acorn Menu -- Seasonal Diet -- Hoarding -- Squirrels in Motion -- Flying Squirrels; Nests. Nest Varieties -- Territory. Home Turf -- Reproduction -- Squirrel Signs. Food Debris; Tracks; Seat; Bark Marks -- Squirrel Sounds -- Migration -- The Squirrel Menace. Bird Feeders: Squirrel Defense -- Feeding Squirrels -- Squirrel Houses -- Squirrel Removal -- Endangered Squirrels -- Profile of a Squirrel -- Parasites -- Causes of Death. Predators; More Squirrel Predators -- Profile of a Predator -- Edible Squirrels. |
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Series Added Entry: |
Long, Kim. Johnson nature series. |