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City of birds and beasts
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Jack Denton Scott |
Describes the organization and daily operation of the 252-acre Bronx Zoo. |
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Discovering the mysterious egret
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Jack Denton Scott |
Describes what limited information is known about the habits of the enigmatic cattle egret which has migrated to every continent from its native Africa. |
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The fur seals of Pribilof
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Jack Denton Scott |
Discusses the life cycle and history of the more than one million fur seals that habitually gather each summer in the Pribilof Islands to breed and give birth to baby seal pups. |
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Loggerhead turtle; survivor from the sea
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Jack Denton Scott |
Introduces the loggerhead turtle focusing on a particular female as she returns to the beach of her own birth to lay her eggs. |
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Orphans from the sea
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Jack Denton Scott |
Describes the work of the Suncoast Sanctuary, which specializes in the rescue and repair of orphaned and injured seabirds and other wild creatures. |
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Return of the buffalo
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Jack Denton Scott |
Discusses the American bison, also known as the buffalo, which despite a onetime abundance, now only exists in a few protected herds. |
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The submarine bird
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Jack Denton Scott |
Discusses the life cycle and habits of cormorants, web-footed birds that catch fish by diving underwater. |
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Swans
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Jack Denton Scott |
Text and photographs depict the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of swans in their natural habitat. |
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Window on the wild
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Jack Denton Scott |
Discusses eleven animals that the author has personally observed: the earthworm, monarch butterfly, beaver, badger, red fox, gray squirrel, weasel, ruffed grouse, bald eagle, loon, and great horned o… |
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Moose
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Jack Denton Scott |
Presents the moose, that northern creature which is the "world's largest living deer." |
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