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15 juin 2012

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9781406255652

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

9 Mo

Different animals live together in different ways. In this book, readers find out how wolves form packs and work together to hunt, and raise young. The book also explores how other canines, such as coyotes and African wild dogs, live in groups.

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

15 juin 2012

EAN13

9781406255652

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

9 Mo

ANIMALS IN GROUPS

A Pack of Wolves and Other Canine Groups

Anna Claybourne

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Edited by Nancy Dickmann, Adam Miller, and Laura Knowles Designed by Richard Parker Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library Ltd 2013 Illustrations by Jeff Edwards Picture research by Ruth Blair Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed and bound in China by CTPS

ISBN 978 1 406 23948 5 (hardback) 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Claybourne, Anna. A pack of wolves and other canine groups.  (Animals in groups) 599.7’7156dc22 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

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Contents

Welcome to the pack! .......................................................... 4 Who lives in a wolf pack? ..................................................... 6 How do wolves have babies? ............................................. 12 How do wolves communicate? .......................................... 16 What do wolves eat?.......................................................... 22 Are wolves endangered? ................................................... 30 What other animals live in packs? ...................................... 36 What’s the future for wolves?............................................. 40 Fact file............................................................................... 42 Glossary.............................................................................. 44 Find out more..................................................................... 46 Index................................................................................... 48

Did you know?

Discover amazing facts about wolves.

Some words are shown in bold,like this. You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

HUMAN INTERACTION

Find out what happens when humans and wolves come into contact with each other.

Habitat in Danger

Learn how wolves’ habitats are under threat, and what is being done to protect them.

Welcome to the pack!

When you think of a wolf, you might think of wolves in films, cartoons, and fairytales. Some are wild, bloodthirsty beasts, howling at the Moon. Or they appear as spooky werewolves (half wolf and half human creatures) in horror stories, or the big bad villain who eats Red Riding Hood’s grandma.

The members of a wolf pack are loyal to each other.

Did you know?

The grey wolf has the Latin scientific nameCanis lupus. Each subspecies has a third part to its name. For example, the Arctic wolf isCanis lupus arctos.

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