PETERSON REFERENCE GUIDE: BEHAVIOR OF NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS

PETERSON REFERENCE GUIDE: BEHAVIOR OF NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS This new addition to the Peterson Reference Guide series is highly readable and full of curious facts. For example, did you know that when an opossum plays dead it isnt pretending? Opossums actually do enter a catatonic deathlike state. Or look at armadillos, who sequester air in their guts, blow up to twice their normal volume, and paddle across the water. A guide not for identifying mammals, but to understanding what they do, Behavior of North American Mammals provides detailed information on more than 70 species of mammals and includes illuminating and attractive photographs and drawings. Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, the book includes information on daily and seasonal activity, food and foraging, home range and habitat, communication, courtship, and mating, development and dispersal of young, interactions with their own species, and interactions with other species. ABOUT THE AUTHORS:Mark Elbroch is author and coauthor of several guides to natural history. He is currently leading cougar projects in Southern Chile and the United States.Kurt Rinehart is a professional wildlife biologist. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children. ISBN: 0-618-88345-2 publish date: 09/30/2011