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1) Piranhas
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This title focuses on piranhas and gives information related to their bodies, habitats, food, and life cycles. The title is complete with beautiful and colorful photographs, simple text, and a database for added activities.
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"The animal kingdom is full of incredible predators. But which animal would win a predator smackdown? Read this book to find out! Dive down on prey with a golden eagle. Prowl jungles with a jaguar . Compare animals side-by-side with colorful photos and cool infographics"--Back cover.
5) Killer birds
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"The barn owl may look cute, but it's a killer! In order to survive, this predator silently glides through the night to pounce on unsuspecting prey. In this book, readers meet many other predatory birds, including the peregrine falcon, bald eagle, and red kite. Stunning photographs of these birds in action accompany accessible text and facts about each bird's habitat, food, and weapons. The main text supports science curricula by highlighting predator-prey...
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"Most people know the lions are deadly hunters--but have you ever heard of the fossa? This predator is only found on Madagascar and is terrifying to lemurs it hunts! Readers delight in the up-close photographs of these mammalian predators and the cool facts about how they hunt. Each mammals hunting style is described as are the body parts that help them be successful predators. Accessible language draws in readers and age-appropriate detail allows...
7) Killer fish
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The great white shark and the barracuda are fish with bad reputations. They're known for being fierce and scary predators--and they are! In this book, readers are introduced to even more predatory fish, including those with sharp teeth, venomous spines, and lures to trick prey into their mouths. Up-close photographs give readers a front row seat to the predators in action and enable them to see their weapons--or the important body parts they use to...
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Elsevier/Academic Press
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2014.
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"The classic literature on predation dealt almost exclusively with solitary predators and their prey. Going back to Lotka-Volterra and optimal foraging theory, the theory about predation, including predator-prey population dynamics, was developed for solitary species. Various consequences of sociality for predators have been considered only recently. Similarly, while it was long recognized that prey species can benefit from living in groups, research...
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Academic Press
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[2015]
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Animal Vigilance builds on the author's previous publication with Academic Press (Social Predation: How Group Living Benefits Predators and Prey) by developing several other themes including the development and mechanisms underlying vigilance, as well as developing more fully the evolution and function of vigilance. Animal vigilance has been at the forefront of research on animal behavior for many years, but no comprehensive review of this topic has...
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