I wonder why camels have humps : and other questions about animals /
Ganeri, Anita, 1961-
I wonder why camels have humps : and other questions about animals / Anita Ganeri. - 2023 edition - 31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. - I wonder why . - I wonder why (New York, N.Y.) .
Originally published: 1993. Includes index.
Which is the biggest animal? -- What's the difference between sharks and dolphins? -- What's the difference between-- frogs and toads? -- --and alligators and crocodiles? -- --and monkeys and apes? -- --and rabbits and hares? -- Why do animals have skeletons inside their bodies? -- Which animals have skeletons on the outside? -- Why do camels have humps? -- Why do elephants have trunks? -- Why do giraffes have long necks? -- Which bird has eyes in the back of its head? -- How do bats see in the dark? -- Which animals smell with their tongues? -- Why are zebras striped? -- Why do leopards have spots? -- Which animal changes color? -- Why are flamingos pink? -- Why do birds have feathers? -- Which bird can fly backward? -- Why can't penguins fly? -- Which frogs can fly? -- Which animals can walk upside down? -- Which fish can climb trees? -- How high can a kangaroo hop? -- How fast can a cheetah run? -- Which animal has an extra hand? -- How many ants can an anteater eat? -- Which animal uses its finger as a fork? -- Which is the greediest animal? -- Which animals shoot their food? -- Which animals drink blood? -- Which birds use fish bait? -- Why do opossums play dead? -- Which is the smelliest animal? -- Which is the prickliest animal? -- Do animals kill people? -- Are all snakes poisonous? -- Are all sharks dangerous?
Answers questions about animals such as why animals eat each other, how long animals live, and what animals do at night. Addresses such questions about animals as why camels have humps, how bats see in the dark, and why birds have feathers.
0753479303 9780753479308
Animals--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.
Animal behavior--Juvenile literature.
Children's questions and answers.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Picture books.
Illustrated works.
I wonder why camels have humps : and other questions about animals / Anita Ganeri. - 2023 edition - 31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. - I wonder why . - I wonder why (New York, N.Y.) .
Originally published: 1993. Includes index.
Which is the biggest animal? -- What's the difference between sharks and dolphins? -- What's the difference between-- frogs and toads? -- --and alligators and crocodiles? -- --and monkeys and apes? -- --and rabbits and hares? -- Why do animals have skeletons inside their bodies? -- Which animals have skeletons on the outside? -- Why do camels have humps? -- Why do elephants have trunks? -- Why do giraffes have long necks? -- Which bird has eyes in the back of its head? -- How do bats see in the dark? -- Which animals smell with their tongues? -- Why are zebras striped? -- Why do leopards have spots? -- Which animal changes color? -- Why are flamingos pink? -- Why do birds have feathers? -- Which bird can fly backward? -- Why can't penguins fly? -- Which frogs can fly? -- Which animals can walk upside down? -- Which fish can climb trees? -- How high can a kangaroo hop? -- How fast can a cheetah run? -- Which animal has an extra hand? -- How many ants can an anteater eat? -- Which animal uses its finger as a fork? -- Which is the greediest animal? -- Which animals shoot their food? -- Which animals drink blood? -- Which birds use fish bait? -- Why do opossums play dead? -- Which is the smelliest animal? -- Which is the prickliest animal? -- Do animals kill people? -- Are all snakes poisonous? -- Are all sharks dangerous?
Answers questions about animals such as why animals eat each other, how long animals live, and what animals do at night. Addresses such questions about animals as why camels have humps, how bats see in the dark, and why birds have feathers.
0753479303 9780753479308
Animals--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.
Animal behavior--Juvenile literature.
Children's questions and answers.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Picture books.
Illustrated works.