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Screams and songs Screams and songs Robin Michal Koontz "An exploration of animals who use special skills, such as singing and making other distinct noises, in order to survive"--Provided by publisher. OL15616252W
Whoops, Words, and Whistles Whoops, Words, and Whistles Henry Pluckrose Examines forms of animal communication, including warning signals, family communication, and mating calls. OL1806634W
Animal talk Animal talk Karen Gravelle Examines the different methods and purposes of communication among such animals as rattlesnakes, honeybees, and domestic animals, and describes experiments in teaching apes and dolphins to communicat… OL1807212W
Jungle sounds Jungle sounds Hawkins, Colin. Introduces the hippo's snort, the tiger's roar, the snake's hiss, and other animal sounds heard in the jungle. OL1843518W
The secret language The secret language Rebecca L. Johnson Examines how some animals communicate through the chemicals known as pheromones. OL1875599W
The language of animals The language of animals Millicent E. Selsam Discusses the signals of sound, smell, or sight, made by fish, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects when they communicate with others of their species. OL1876457W
Singing Birds and Flashing Fireflies (Discovering Science Series) Singing Birds and Flashing Fireflies (Discovering Science Series) Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Illustrates how animals use a variety of signals to communicate with each other. OL19353360W
Voices in the ocean Voices in the ocean Susan Casey Through dolphins, we can see the best and worst of mankind. On average, seventy four dolphins wash up on the Gulf of Mexico's north shore every year. In the first half of 2012, there were eight hundr… OL20005626W
The vanishing cat The vanishing cat Diana Kimpton Amy loves being part of the secret clan that looks after the animals on Clamerkin Island. When one of her furry friends goes missing, Amy faces her biggest mystery yet. Where is Willow, the Siamese c… OL20637827W
Gestural Communication of Apes and Monkeys Gestural Communication of Apes and Monkeys Josep Call,Michael Tomasello p. cm OL21230182W
Body language Body language Pam Robson Considers how humans and animals use their bodies to communicate without words. OL2628577W
Making contact Making contact Joyce Pope Describes how animals communicate with each other using scents, sounds, and sight. OL2665645W
Bird talk Bird talk Roma Gans Easy-to-read text explains the meaning of bird sounds. OL2973069W
Animal talk Animal talk Janet McDonnell Discusses ways animals send messages to us and to each other. OL3256866W
Quack quack Quack quack Patricia Casey After some confusion about which eggs are whose, duck and hen each hatch their own eggs. OL3344481W
How animals communicate How animals communicate Bil Gilbert Presents research and theories about communication between animals and between men and animals, concentrating on bees, birds, dogs, apes, and dolphins. OL4437531W
Old Mr. Mackle Hackle Old Mr. Mackle Hackle Gunnar Madsen Old Mr. Mackle Hackle is concerned when his hen will not cackle, so he takes her to a doctor and a fortune teller, and even tries telling her chicken jokes, but once her chicks are hatched the tables… OL6035287W
Messages and voices Messages and voices Margaret Cosgrove "Explores basic principles behind the many methods of animal signal sending" such as a pawing hoof, a flick of fin, or a whiff of scent. OL6326882W
Meeting dolphins Meeting dolphins Kathleen Dudzinski The author describes her work studying dolphin communication and her invention of a listening device that allows researchers to tell which of a group of dolphins is vocalizing underwater OL8360219W
Animal signals Animal signals Malcolm Penny Describes the various ways in which animals communicate with each other for such purposes as mating, challenges, and friendship. OL98791W
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