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Ringtail : miner's cat / by Joyce Markovics.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: America's hidden animal treasuresPublication details: New York, NY : Bearport Pub., 2013.Description: 32 p. : col. ill.. col. map ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 1617725803 (library binding)
  • 9781617725807 (library binding)
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Contents:
A surprise guest -- Where's home? -- Big eyes, bigger appetite -- Feeding at night -- Expert hunters -- Fast attack! -- Up close with ringtails -- Starting a family -- Growing up -- How many ringtails? -- Shrinking habitat -- The future -- Ringtail facts -- People helping ringtails.
Summary: Just before lunchtime in May 2011, the employees at an office building in California discovered a furry visitor in their conference room. The animal was small and raccoon-like, with huge eyes and a long, puffy ringed tail. However, it wasn't a raccoon-- it was a mysterious ringtail! Look inside to learn more about these secretive animals, including how they hunt, raise their young, and survive in the wild. You'll also find out how biologist David Wyatt studies and tracks these beautiful little animals-- which are truly among America's finest hidden animal treasures.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 599.763 M346 Available 33111006995662
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 599.763 M346 Available 33111006995266
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Ringtails are small mammals that are sometimes called "miner's cats." They got their nickname in the 1800s, when miners in California and Arizona kept them as pets because they were so good at catching mice! Today, ringtails live in the wild throughout the Midwest and western United States, but people rarely see them. Ringtails are solitary animals that avoid people, and they are active at night, when most people are asleep. In Ringtail: Miner's Cat, kids go on a real-life adventure with biology professor David Wyatt as he tracks ringtails in an area of California called Sutter Buttes. Along the way, children will discover this fascinating animal's diet, behavior, habitat, and physical characteristics. Large, full color photos and a dramatic narrative format will keep readers turning the pages. Ringtail: Miner's Cat is part of Bearport's America's Hidden Animal Treasures series.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A surprise guest -- Where's home? -- Big eyes, bigger appetite -- Feeding at night -- Expert hunters -- Fast attack! -- Up close with ringtails -- Starting a family -- Growing up -- How many ringtails? -- Shrinking habitat -- The future -- Ringtail facts -- People helping ringtails.

Just before lunchtime in May 2011, the employees at an office building in California discovered a furry visitor in their conference room. The animal was small and raccoon-like, with huge eyes and a long, puffy ringed tail. However, it wasn't a raccoon-- it was a mysterious ringtail! Look inside to learn more about these secretive animals, including how they hunt, raise their young, and survive in the wild. You'll also find out how biologist David Wyatt studies and tracks these beautiful little animals-- which are truly among America's finest hidden animal treasures.

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