| Description |
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm. |
| Series |
Animals and their habitats
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
"A highly illustrated introduction to many of the animals that live in the world's desert and scrubland regions. Detailed captions describe each animal, while inset maps show where the animals can be found around the world. Features include a glossary, maps, photographs, and an index" --Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Habitat map -- Mammals (sheep, dingoes, and their relatives) -- Birds (secretary-bird) -- Arachnids (scorpions and spiders) -- Insects (dung beetles) -- Reptiles (lizards and rattlesnakes) -- Glossary -- Resources -- Acknowledgements -- index. |
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MAMMALS : Gundi -- Lesser Egyptian Jerboa -- Libyan Jird -- Naked Mole-Rat -- Dorcas Gazelle -- Barbary Sheep -- Arabian Oryx -- Argali (Mountain Sheep) -- Bighorn Sheep -- Mouflon -- Bactrian Camel -- Dromedary Camel -- African Wild Ass -- Coyote -- Dingo -- Black-Backed Jackal -- Golden Jackal -- Fennec Fox -- African Hunting Dog -- Sand Cat -- Caracal (Persian Lynx) -- Aardwolf -- Greater Bilby -- Red Kangaroo -- Yellow-fotted Rock Wallaby -- Honey Badger -- Cape Hyrax -- Black-Tailed Jack Rabbit -- Hamadryas Baboon --- BIRDS : Secretary-Bird --- ARACHNIDS : Mediterranean Scorpion -- Mexican Red-Kneed Tarantula -- Trap-Door Spider -- Crab Spider -- Southern Black Widow --- INSECTS : Dung Beetle --- REPTILES : Thorny Devil -- Gila Monster -- Shingle-Backed Lizard -- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. |
| Subject |
Desert animals -- Juvenile literature.
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Desert ecology -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
World Book, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9780716604457 |
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0716604450 |
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9780716604419 set |
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