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BECOMING A TIGER: How Baby Animals Learn to Live in the Wild

BECOMING A TIGER: How Baby Animals Learn to Live in the Wild

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BECOMING A TIGER: How Baby Animals Learn to Live in the Wild

by McCarthy, Susan

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ISBN 10
0066209242
ISBN 13
9780066209241
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New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2004. xi, + 418pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, minimally bumped head and heel. Plain boards have a small area of biopredation on foot of front board, else undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket trivially edgeworn, with a small, inconspicuous stain on plain verso. In this book, the author, Susan McCarthy, offers readers an in-depth look into the amazing ways baby animals learn not only about themselvs, but about their world - and ours - and how to survive in both . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. 10 chapters. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 725g. . First Edition, 1st Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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From the co-author of the New York Times bestseller When Elephants Weep comes a book that uses true stories backed by scientific research to explore the way young animals discover their worlds and learn how to survive.How does a baby animal figure out how to get around in the world? How much of what animals know is instinctive, and how much must they learn?In Becoming a Tiger, bestselling author Susan McCarthy addresses these intriguing matters, presenting fascinating and funny examples of animal behaviour in the laboratory and in the wild. McCarthy shows us how baby animals transform themselves from clueless kittens, clumsy cubs, or scrawny chicks into efficient predators, successful foragers, or deft nestbuilders. From geese to mice, dolphins to orangutans, bats to (of course) tigers, McCarthy's warm, amusing, and insightful examinations of animal life and developments provides a surprising window into the mental worlds of our fine fuzzy, furred, finned, and feathered friends.oReaders will be fascinated by a close look at animal intelligence, learning, and family life.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
013732
Title
BECOMING A TIGER: How Baby Animals Learn to Live in the Wild
Author
McCarthy, Susan
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good+
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition, 1st Impression
ISBN 10
0066209242
ISBN 13
9780066209241
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2004
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords
Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Animal Learning, Natural World, McCarthy, Susan
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