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Author: John L. Behler
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781900455442
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlligators and crocodiles are among the oldest largest and most advanced reptiles on earth. Lurid accounts of encounters between humans and crocodilians have fascinated and horrified people over the centuries, and some truly monstrous creatures exist today.
Author: Bethany Baxter
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2013-07-15
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 1477710515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese crocodilians swim and slither all over the world. They are fearsome reptiles with large, snapping jaws and sharp teeth. And they are covered in leathery, scaly armor. Readers will get an inside look at the lives of these frightening animals. The individual species are compared and contrasted in the exciting, yet informational text.
Author: Gordon Grigg
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2015-01-15
Total Pages: 671
ISBN-13: 1486300677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBiology and Evolution of Crocodylians is a comprehensive review of current knowledge about the world's largest and most famous living reptiles. Gordon Grigg's authoritative and accessible text and David Kirshner's stunning interpretive artwork and colour photographs combine expertly in this contemporary celebration of crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials. This book showcases the skills and capabilities that allow crocodylians to live how and where they do. It covers the biology and ecology of the extant species, conservation issues, crocodylian–human interaction and the evolutionary history of the group, and includes a vast amount of new information; 25 per cent of 1100 cited publications have appeared since 2007. Richly illustrated with more than 500 colour photographs and black and white illustrations, this book will be a benchmark reference work for crocodylian biologists, herpetologists and vertebrate biologists for years to come.
Author: Laurence Pringle
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1590782569
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe dinosaurs were outlived by crocodile-like predators. today, their descendants are found on five continents. These animals are strange and wonderful indeed.
Author: F. W. Huchzermeyer
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2003-05-08
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780851997988
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a comprehensive reference work on the biology, management and health of crocodiles, alligators and gharials. It is applicable to both farmed and captive animals.The introductory chapter describes crocodilian anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and behaviour. One chapter is devoted to important aspects of crocodile farming, namely nutrition; incubation of eggs; rearing; breeding; slaughter; and welfare. Subsequent chapters cover transmissible, nontransmissible and organ diseases, and diseases of eggs and hatchlings.
Author: Bridget Heos
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2011-08-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 0761380434
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCongratulations, marsupial parents-to-be! You're about to meet your tiny bundles of joy. They're called joeys. Some are as small as a grain of rice when they're born! Read this book to find out how many babies to expect, how to help them find your pouch, and what those little joeys will do in there all day long. Whether you’re a possum or an opossum, a kangaroo or a wallaby, a koala or even a shrieking Tasmanian devil, you'll find answers to all your parenting questions here.
Author: Charles A. Ross
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780816021741
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhotographs, maps, diagrams, and text answer the many questions about how these reptiles live, breed, socialize, and interact with other species.
Author: Barbara Taylor
Publisher: Armadillo
Published: 2014-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781861473677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides information about crocodilians, including their anatomy, behavior, and habitat.
Author: Tim Halliday
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages:
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere has been a huge surge of interest in reptiles and amphibians over the past few years. These internationally renowned experts have brought together up-to-date research, written by a stream of distinguished zoologists, to give an overview on all reptiles and amphibians.
Author: David Alderton
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780816022977
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the history of the crocodile and alligator, describes their characteristics and behavior, and looks at efforts to prevent them from dying out
