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Collared peccary : cactus eater / by Stephen Person.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: America's hidden animal treasuresPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Bearport, c2012.Description: 32 p. : col. ill, col. map. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 1617725714 (library binding)
  • 9781617725715 (library binding)
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Contents:
Squeals at sunset -- Hard animals to rescue -- Don't call them pigs -- Prickly eaters -- Join the herd -- Moms and reds -- A day in the desert -- Finding a herd -- The right scent -- The happiest javalina -- Shrinking habitat -- Sharing the desert -- Collared peccary facts -- People helping peccaries.
Summary: Late one summer afternoon in 2010, wildlife rescuer Lisa Bates drove into the Arizona desert with a dog crate in the back of her car. In the crate was a small animal-- but it didn't look anything like a dog. It had reddish-0brown fur and a piglike snout. It was a baby collared peccary that had been separated from its mother. Would Lisa find a way to reunite them? Look inside to find out more about Lisa Bates and her rescue mission. Along the way you'll also discover how collared peccaries have adapted to their harsh desert climate and how humans are working to help save the habitat of the collared peccary-- an animal that is truly one of America's greatest hidden treasures. 0
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 599.634 P467 Available 33111006995449
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 599.634 P467 Available 33111006729400
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Late one summer afternoon in 2010, wildlife rescuer Lisa Bates set off on a very strange rescue mission. Lisa drove into the Arizona desert with a dog crate in the back of her car. In the crate was a small animal but it sure didn't look like a dog. It had reddish-brown fur and a pig-like snout. It was a baby collared peccary that had been separated from its mother. Would Lisa find a way to reunite them? In Collared Peccary: Cactus Eater, kids go on a real-life adventure with wildlife biologist Lisa Bates as she tries to save a lost baby peccary. Along the way, children will learn how peccaries have adapted to their harsh desert climate, including how they find food, stay safe, and keep track of other herd members. Large, full-color photos and a dramatic narrative format will keep readers turning the pages. Collared Peccary: Cactus Eater is part of Bearport's America's Hidden Animal Treasures series.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Squeals at sunset -- Hard animals to rescue -- Don't call them pigs -- Prickly eaters -- Join the herd -- Moms and reds -- A day in the desert -- Finding a herd -- The right scent -- The happiest javalina -- Shrinking habitat -- Sharing the desert -- Collared peccary facts -- People helping peccaries.

Late one summer afternoon in 2010, wildlife rescuer Lisa Bates drove into the Arizona desert with a dog crate in the back of her car. In the crate was a small animal-- but it didn't look anything like a dog. It had reddish-0brown fur and a piglike snout. It was a baby collared peccary that had been separated from its mother. Would Lisa find a way to reunite them? Look inside to find out more about Lisa Bates and her rescue mission. Along the way you'll also discover how collared peccaries have adapted to their harsh desert climate and how humans are working to help save the habitat of the collared peccary-- an animal that is truly one of America's greatest hidden treasures. 0

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