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4. BIRDS OF FARM AND ZOO 68 



Turkeys: the Pilgrims' pride the bronze turkey how the turkey 

 got its name the sun dance ducks, tame and wild the muscovy 

 duck fresh-water and salt-water ducks geese, and how to know 

 them the Canada goose the graceful swans pigeons their 

 courtship antics the homing pigeon at the zoo ostriches: the 

 world's largest birds the huge ostrich egg the maligned ostrich- 

 peacocks: nature's gorgeous spectacle penguins: birds that swim 

 but can't fly laying eggs on ice storks and more storks- 

 canaries: favorite pets where canaries come from singing and 

 sex differences parrots: masters of mimicry members of the 

 parrot family how birds began the flying reptiles the earliest 

 known bird. 



5. ANIMALS IN THE WILD . 83 



Many kinds of mammals flesh eaters and plant eaters "good" 

 and "bad" animals hunting for animal tracks how to identify 

 tracks collecting tracks how animals talk cry danger! how 

 mammals fight special battle techniques not-so-secret weapons 

 keeping a mammal chart motoring in search of mammals- 

 how mammals survive the winter wild mammal neighbors squir- 

 rels: nature's acrobats rabbits the house mouse the harvest 

 mouse other members of the mouse family beavers: sociable 

 builders muskrats are also builders otters: shy but likable- 

 moles: nature's excavators prairie dogs: master engineers the 

 wary marmot the striped gopher raccoons: ingratiating and 

 inquisitive skunks: friendlier than you think other pets- 

 guinea pigs hamsters bears: noted gourmets foxes and wolves- 

 lynxes and bobcats: more ballyhoo than ferocity deer: appealing 

 creatures adventures in park and zoo monkeys: high-spirited 

 performers gorillas: shy and retiring chimpanzees: intelligent 

 and comical orangutans: slow and deliberate elephants: largest 

 land animals hippos: "river horses" the unpredictable rhino- 

 tigers lions: not so lionhear ted giraffes: walking skyscrapers- 

 camels the Alaskan brown bear the polar bear the grizzly bear 

 the giant panda: children's favorite oddities from Australia 

 the platypus: scrambled mammal the kangaroo's built-in baby 

 carriage the koala: nature's teddy bear sea lions and seals: 

 nature's clowns walruses: timid giants bats and nature's radar 

 system blood-sucking bats mammals in maps, games, stamps, 

 and art mammal maps animal lotto place cards for parties- 

 animals on stamps animals in art. 



