An introduction to the hippo, a wild animal. This book looks at the hippo’s physical characteristics, its daily activities, and its family life. The book also talks about the conservation of hippos.
The book was written by a qualified South African Nature Conservationist and gives details on the following: quick facts; meet the hippo; the hippo’s skin; getting too hot; living in water; water saves energy; feeding at night; the hippo’s food; the hippo’s teeth; escaping danger; living together; keeping other hippos away; showing who is boss; baby hippos; helping the rivers and the bush; helping other animals; doing a strange thing; the hippo’s relatives; hippos in danger.
This book contains a Glossary and an Index.
The Big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal’s family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.
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Table des matières
Quick facts
Meet the hippo
The hippo’s skin
Getting too hot
Living in water
Water saves energy
Feeding at night
The hippo’s food
The hippo’s teeth
Escaping danger
Living together
Keeping other hippos away
Showing who is boss
Baby hippos
Helping the rivers and the bush
Helping other animals
Doing a strange thing
The hippo’s relatives
Hippos in danger
A propos de l’auteur
Megan Emmett works in the wildlife industry in South Africa. She completed a B.Tech degree in Nature Conservation and went on to work in a game reserve and park after that. She also worked as a field guide on private safaris in the greater Kruger National Park area. Megan loves studying and writing about wildlife. She has written several books on the topic, produced documentaries for the wildlife television industry, including National Geographic, and contributes articles to magazines like Africa Geographic.Plus d’ebooks du même auteur(s) / Éditeur
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