Small Mammals
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Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants
by Robert Sullivan  
Powells.com Staff Pick Do not attempt this at home! Last time we heard from Sullivan, he was braving the polluted Meadowlands in a canoe. Now, in Rats, he shares his year of nights in a lower Manhattan alley, watching rats in their natural habitat to learn what he can...
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Squirrels: The Animal Answer Guide
by Richard W. Thorington Jr. and Katie Ferrell Publisher Comments Did you know that a groundhog is really a type of squirrel? That squirrels control their body temperature with their tails? That most squirrels have yellow-tinted eye lenses that work like sunglasses to reduce glare? That tree squirrels can turn their...
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Rat
by Jonathan Burt Publisher Comments The rat has been described as the shadow of the human: from ancient times through today, it has followed man via routes of commerce and conquest to eventually inhabit nearly every part of the world. Rats have a bad reputation—they spread disease...
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Life Underground: The Biology of Subterranean Rodents
by Eileen Lacey Publisher Comments Many mammals like to dig in the dirt, but few call it home. Those that do, such as mole-rats, zokors, and tuco-tucos, have developed novel adaptations to their subterranean life, including bones and muscles modified for efficient digging and ways to "see"...
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The Beaver: Natural History of a Wetlands Engineer
by Dietland Muller-schwarze Book News Annotation Mller -Schwarze (environmental and forest biology, State U. of New York School of Environmental Science and Forestry) and Sun (biology, Central Washington U.) have written a comprehensive survey of beavers. The text, which is scientifically rigorous...
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Meerkat Manor: Flower of the Kalahari
by Tim Clutton Brock Publisher Comments Written by the Cambridge professor who made them stars, Meerkat Manor is an exclusive, detailed look inside the lives of the Whiskers, the meerkat clan featured on the hit Animal Planet show. Behind-the-scenes detail provided by expert author Tim Clutton-...
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Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants
by Robert Sullivan
Powells.com Staff Pick Do not attempt this at home! Last time we heard from Sullivan, he was braving the polluted Meadowlands in a canoe. Now, in Rats, he shares his year of nights in a lower Manhattan alley, watching rats in their natural habitat to learn what he can...
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Rat: How the World's Most Notorious Rodent Clawed Its Way to the Top
by Jerry Langton Publisher Comments From its origins in the swamps of Southeast Asia to its role in the medieval Black Death to its unshakeable niche in modern urban centers, the rat has incredible evolutionary advantages. Combining biology with history, and social commentary with...
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Rodent Societies: An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective
by Jerry O Wolff Publisher Comments Rodent Societies synthesizes and integrates the current state of knowledge about the social behavior of rodents, providing ecological and evolutionary contexts for understanding their societies and highlighting emerging conservation and management...
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Martens, Sables, and Fishers: Biology and Conservation
by Steven W. Buskirk Book News Annotation A comprehensive treatment of the biology of the genus Martes that illuminates, among other things, the gaps in knowledge about some species and geographical regions. Covers evolution and biogeology, population ecology, the management of populations...
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Prairie Dogs: A Wildlife Handbook (Johnson Nature)
by Kim Long Synopsis A combination illustrated field guide, fact book, and folklore collection, Prairie Dogs is the latest addition to the highly-acclaimed Johnson Nature Series....
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Platypus
by Tom Grant Publisher Comments Since it first became known to European scientists and naturalists in 1798, the platypus has been the subject of controversy, interest and absolute wonder. Found only in Australia, the platypus is a mammal that lays eggs but, like other mammals, it has...
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Squirrels at My Window: Life with a Remarkable Gang of Urban Squirrels
by Grace Marmor Spruch Synopsis Even for a woman as sensitive to wild animals as Grace 1Spruch, the arrival of a squirrel inside her Greenwich Village apartment one morning came as something of a surprise. She had always loved the squirrels she saw in Washington Square Park, but she...
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Rats Signed 1st Edition
by Robert Sullivan
Powells.com Staff Pick Do not attempt this at home! Last time we heard from Sullivan, he was braving the polluted Meadowlands in a canoe. Now, in Rats, he shares his year of nights in a lower Manhattan alley, watching rats in their natural habitat to learn what he can...
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Prairie Night: Black-Footed Ferrets and the Recovery of Endangered Species
by Brian Miller Synopsis An insider's critique of endangered-species policy in action, Prairie Night combines an understanding of the biology and natural history of North America's most endangered mammal with a record of the often controversial decisions on how to save it....
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Squirrels of the West
by Tamara Hartson Synopsis A detailed guide to 65 squirrel species found west of the Mississippi. Color illustrations accompany notes on behavior, habitat and ecology of each species....
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Squirrels: A Wildlife Handbook (Johnson Nature)
by Kim Long Synopsis For all the frequency with which they are observed, squirrels and their behavior are largely mysterious to most people. Squirrels provides animal lovers with the complete picture -- a combination of illustrated field guide, fact book, and folklore...
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Raccoons: In Folklore, History & Today's Backyards
by Virginia C Holmgren Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index....
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Rat!
by Michelle Lovric
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Sea otter
by Jane H Bailey
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