Wild Babies

by Richardson, Nan

• ISBN13: 9781884167515
• ISBN10: 1884167519
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

Wild Babies takes an intimate look at the beginnings of life for 36 species of mammals, birds, and amphibians in their natural habitats. Exquisite color photographs from such renowned nature photographers as Art Wolfe, Jim Brandenburg, Jen and Des Bartlett, and Frans Lanting are accompanied by lively and informative text on each species. Romping lion cubs, leaping armadillos, cuddling bunnies, clinging monkeys and many more innocents await you in Wild Babies.

Table of Contents

Armadillo Jack-in-the-box	8	(2)
Hippopotamus The mud bath	10	(2)
Goose Perfect pairing	12	(2)
Langur Red in tooth and claw	14	(2)
Lion Kitty clubs	16	(2)
Rhinoceros The shy unicorn	18	(2)
Ostrich Eggs in one basket	20	(2)
Macaque One card stud	22	(2)
Bat Receiving blankets	24	(2)
Bee Jelly bees	26	(2)
Koala Upside down and down under	28	(2)
Shark Sibling rivalries	30	(2)
Manatee Madonna of the sea	32	(2)
Pheasant Fleece and feathers	34	(2)
Goat From coign to coign	36	(2)
Tapir Continental drift	38	(2)
Musk Ox Shelter from the storm	40	(2)
Lemur Ghost of the past	42	(2)
Hedgehog Prickly parenting	44	(2)
Pademelon Milky ways	46	(2)
Gavial Mercurial gender	48	(2)
Rabbit Fur linings	50	(2)
Albatross Poignant pairings	52	(2)
Elephant A little bundle of joy	54	(2)
Seal The father factor	56	(2)
Sloth Like mother, like child	58	(2)
Meerkat The babysitter	60	(2)
Cuckoo Speckled eggs in a strange nest	62	(2)
Opossum A baker's dozen	64	(2)
Giraffe Cooling creches	66	(2)
Baboon Fathers know best	68	(2)
Wolf Nip and tuck	70	(2)
Owl Moonlit feathered nest	72	(2)
Squirrel Monkey Trapeze artists	74	(2)
Penguin Love on the rocks	76	(2)
Polar Bear Vanilla ice	78