Wildlife Wonders: Why Do Mammals Have Fur?

Author: Pat Jacobs
Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd
Category: Wildlife, Science, Sciences, Technology
Age Group: 9+
Book Format: Paperback

Why Do Mammals Have Fur? looks at the defining features of mammals, such as being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding their young with milk, and explores how mammals have evolved and adapted over time. Mammal life cycles, behaviour and habitats all also feature.An original science series which explores the key characteristics that divide the main animal and plant groups, and looks at how these characteristics have evolved over time. The information is supported by examples that highlight the quirky and amazing qualities of the natural world, as well as revealing the dazzling variety within each group.

Table Of Contents
1: What is a mammal?

2: Classification of mammals

3: Birth and growth

4: All shapes and sizes

5: Adapting to extremes

6: Changing the landscape

7: Hair and skin

8: Different diets

9: Mammals on the move

10: Animal intelligence

11: Social behaviour

12: Exchanging information

13: Continuing evolution
About Pat Jacobs
Pat Jacobs has written more than 50 non-fiction, reference and activity books for children on subjects ranging from dinosaurs to the future of space exploration. She has lived in Paris and Germany, and has translated several children's books from German into English. Pat has two grown-up children and lives with her husband in rural Suffolk.

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SKU BK-9781445150888
Barcode # 9781445150888
Brand Franklin Watts Ltd
Artist / Author Pat Jacobs
Shipping Weight 0.1400kg
Shipping Width 0.210m
Shipping Height 0.050m
Shipping Length 0.265m
Assembled Length 26.500m
Assembled Height 50.000m
Assembled Width 21.000m
Type Paperback

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