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Southern elephant seal / by Cooper, Jason,1942-(CARDINAL)361384;
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of this huge marine mammal.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Seals (Animals); Southern elephant seal;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Southern Elephant Seal : the biggest seal in the world / by Goldish, Meish.(CARDINAL)772795;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Big and heavy -- What's in a name? -- Home in the sea -- Built to swim -- Finding food -- Life on land -- Old and new -- Having a baby -- Growing up -- More big meat-eaters.NC600LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Southern elephant seal;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Walrus vs. elephant seal / by Pallotta, Jerry,author.(CARDINAL)185898; Bolster, Rob,illustrator.(CARDINAL)374225;
Shares facts about walruses and elephant seals, comparing their behavior and physical characteristics to determine who would win in a fight.570L580LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Informational works.; Illustrated works.; Animal fighting; Elephant seals; Walrus; Northern elephant seal; Southern elephant seal;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 41
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Mammals / by Maloney, Brenna,author.(CARDINAL)499147;
Mammal matters -- #10 Smallest mammal: Kitti's hog-nosed bat -- Kitti's hog-nosed bat close-up -- #9 Moonrat -- #8 Giant anteater -- #7 Capybara -- #6 Red kangaroo -- #5 Giant forest hog -- #4 West Indian manatee -- #3 Southern elephant seal -- #2 African elephant -- #1 Biggest mammal: Blue whale -- Blue whale close-up -- Mammals big and small."Continuation of the Wild World series comparing big and small animal sizes"--"Did you ever wonder which animals are the biggest... and the smallest? Mammals can be found in all shapes and sizes. Did you know a bumblebee bat is the same size as a large bee? Or, that a blue whale is the largest animal on the planet? What do these animals look like and where do they live? Look inside to discover which of the ten mammals in this book are very small and which ones are really big! ABOUT THE SERIES: Kids can't get enough animal facts! Starting with the smallest animal in each group - amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles - readers will want to read to the end as the ten animals listed get bigger and bigger. All the books in this brand-new series brim with colorful photographs and fascinating facts about the featured animals' body, diet, and habitat. Short blocks of text entertain and explain why some animals are very small while others are really big!"--Grades K-1.Ages 5-7.870L
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Mammals;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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12 super-gigantic animals you need to know / by Furstinger, Nancy,author.(CARDINAL)349119;
Includes bibliographic references and index.840LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Animals; Body size;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mountains and polar regions / by Alderton, David,author.; World Book, Inc.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.Introduction -- Habitat Map -- Mountains : Mammals (Ilamas, snow leopards, and their relatives) -- Birds (Golden Eagles and Andean condors) -- Amphibians (Alpine salamanders and alpine newts) -- Polar Regions : Mammals (bears, seals and thier relatives) -- Birds (emperor penguin).Mountains -- MAMMALS : Bezoar Ibex -- Alpine Ibex -- Himalayan Tahr -- Mountain Goat -- Chamois (Gemse) -- Yak -- Vicuna -- Llama -- Kiang -- Mountain Viscacha -- Alpine Marmot -- Plateau Pika -- Mountain Lion -- Snow Leopard -- Spectacled Bear -- North American Black Bear -- BIRDS : Golden Eagle -- Andean Condor -- AMPHIBIANS : Alpine Salamander -- Alpine Newt.Polar Regions -- MAMMALS : usk Ox -- Caribou -- Norwegian Lemming -- Ermine -- wolverine -- Siberian Tiger -- Arctic Fox -- Kodiak Bear -- Polar bear -- Sea Otter -- Bearded Seal -- Leopard Seal -- Southern Elephant Seal -- Northern Fur Seal -- Walrus -- Harp Seal -- Gray Whale -- Narwhal -- Beluga Whale -- BIRDS : Emperor Penguin.Text and illustrations introduce several animal species that live in mountain ranges and polar regions. Detailed captions describe each animal, while inset maps show where the animals can be found around the world.
Subjects: Mountain animals; Animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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12 marine animals back from the brink / by Furstinger, Nancy.(CARDINAL)349119;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.This book shares the survival stories of endangered species that have made a comeback. Learn about the human and natural factors that drove each species to the edge of extinction, and find out what helped them survive and thrive. --Hawaiian Green Sea turtles -- Southern Sea otters -- Florida manatees -- Northern Elephant seals -- North Atlantic Right whales -- Eastern Steller Sea lions -- Gray seals -- Gray whales -- Guadalupe Fur seals -- Humpback whales -- Pacific walruses -- Hector's dolphins -- Fact sheet -- Glossary -- For more information -- Index -- About the author.740LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Endangered species; Wildlife recovery; Wildlife conservation; Marine animals; Elephant seals; Dolphins; Whales; Sea otter;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Animal Olympics / by Brown, Carron,author.(CARDINAL)347880; Tanis, Katy,illustrator.;
Olympic athletes achieve incredible sporting feats. But did you know that some animals are amazing athletes, too? Great animal athletes include the southern elephant seal, which can dive over 450 times deeper than an Olympic diving pool, and a grasshopper that can jump so far it would be the same as you jumping from one side of a swimming pool to the other! Find out which animals are the gold medal winners in 12 different competitions, ranging from gymnastics and climbing through to weightlifting, high jump, and sprinting. With beautiful illustrations and fascinating facts, prepare to be delighted and amazed in equal measure.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Eden at the end of the world [videorecording] / by National Geographic Television.; Bertran, Doug,producer,cinematographer.; Grant, Eleanor,screenwriter.; Irons, Jeremy,1948-narrator.(CARDINAL)809321; National Geographic Society (U.S.)(CARDINAL)140388; National Geographic Television.; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485;
Our land -- Guanaco -- Disappearing penguins -- Elephant seals -- Rush hour -- Feeding -- Falkland Islands -- Scorching summer -- Karokinka.Narrator, Jeremy Irons.Explores the unspoiled wilderness of Tierra del Fuego, an island at the southern tip of Patagonia in South America. Shows the Magellanic penguins, elephant seals, right whales, and guanacos, who inhabit this stark, wind-whipped wilderness. Looks at the challenges they and their homeland face from human actions.TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated; Canadian home video rating: Pending.DVD. Region 1.
Subjects: Documentary videos.; Nature videos.; Wildlife videos.; Nature television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Wildlife television programs.; Island ecology; Island ecology; Natural history; Natural history; Island ecology;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Encyclopedia of North American mammals / by Beer, Amy-Jane.(CARDINAL)319279; Morris, Pat,1943-(CARDINAL)319280;
Includes bibliographical references (page 284) and index.Bobcat -- Lynx -- Puma -- Gray wolf -- Coyote -- Red fox -- Swift fox -- Arctic fox -- Polart bear -- American black bear -- Brown/grizzly bear -- Common raccoon -- Least weasel -- Stoat -- American marten -- American mink -- Wolverine -- North american river otter -- Sea otter -- American badger -- Striped skunk -- Northern fur seal -- California sea lion -- Walrus -- Northern elephant seal -- Harbor seal -- Harp seal -- West indian manatee -- Killer whale/orca -- Common dolphin -- Bottlenose dolphin -- Harbor porpoise -- Beluga -- Narwhal -- Sperm whale -- Northern bottlenose whale -- Gray whale -- Blue whale -- Humpback whale -- Minke whale -- Mustang -- Collared peccary -- Moose -- Reindeer/caribou -- Elk -- Mule deer -- American bison -- American bighorn sheep -- Muskox -- Mountain goat -- Pronghorn -- Ord's kangaroo rat -- Northern pocket gopher -- American beaver -- Gray squirrel -- Eastern chipmunk -- Woodchuck -- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel -- Black-tailed prairie dog -- Southern flying squirrel -- House mouse -- Brown rat -- Deer mouse -- Desert wood rat -- Southern red-backed vole -- Muskrat -- North americanporcupine -- Snowshoe hare -- Black-tailed jackrabbit -- Arctic hare -- Eastern cottontail -- American pika -- American short-tailed shrew -- American water shrew -- Star-nosed mole -- Nine-banded armadillo -- Mexican free-tailed bat -- Little brown bat -- Virginia opossum -- Glossary -- Further reading/web sites -- Index."The Encyclopedia of North American Mammals describes and illustrates seventy-nine of the most common and familiar mammals, from the great grizzly bear to the diminutive deer mouse, and from the common raccoon to the endangered sea otter. Every habitat from the cold Artic tundra to the burning desert is explored, showing the wide variety of mammals in North America."
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Mammals;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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