Which animal has the biggest mouth? Can alligators use tools? Why would a toad have a moustache? Could a mouse beat a scorpion in a fight? How do great white sharks find love? And are sheep really as stupid as everyone thinks? Find out the answers to all these questions, and many more, in New Scientist ’s Anti-Zoo, based on the hugely popular Zoologger column. Prepare to meet 50 of the strangest, scariest and most unexpected animals known to

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Features basic facts about animals commonly found in zoos.

Big Billy and his Gnoo Zoo pals go on a sailing adventure. Big Billy's courage and trust in the Great White Tiger is tested. He and his friends grow spiritually by helping each other, while learning to appreciate the strengths and differences they each possess. Kids will delight in the bright, joyful illustrations while listening to Sheila Walsh read The Great Adventure in her own captivating style. The message of God's enduring love makes this a...

Showcases the development and growth of a baby orangutan at the Memphis Zoo, discussing the zookeeper's role in its life and the natural habitat, foods, and life cycle of the animal.

It's fun to see a gorilla at the zoo! But where do gorillas live in the wild? What do they eat? How do they raise their young? With fascinating photographs and original illustrations, this book answers these questions and many more. It looks at gorillas in the wild and explains the special things zoos do to care for gorillas and make them feel at home.

2009 Winner of the Arizona Book Award for Mystery/Suspense If Lucy, the pregnant Giant Anteater from Belize, didn't kill the man found dead in her enclosure at California's Gunn Zoo, who did? Zookeeper Teddy Bentley must find the real murderer before her furry friend is shipped off to another zoo in disgrace. Then another human bites the dust, the monkeys riot, and the wolves go nuts. Things get worse when the snooty folks at Gunn Landing Harbor...

An elephant never forgets . . . but can she dream? For forty-one years, Samson Brown has been caring for Hannah, the lone elephant at the down-at-the-heels Max L. Biedelman Zoo. Having vowed not to retire until an equally loving and devoted caretaker is found to replace him, Sam rejoices when smart, compassionate Neva Wilson is hired as the new elephant keeper. But Neva quickly discovers what Sam already knows: that despite their loving care, Hannah...

The murder is the message What you don't see is what you get. When a sniper targets a blind man walking along the lagoon of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the bullet is a wake-up call aimed straight for Allie Harper and Tom Bennington, shattering their illusion that the Mondo Mega Jackpot Nightmare is over. On the day Allie-sassy, lonely, broke-met Tom-smart, hot, blind-he won $500 million trying to show a kid that gambling doesn't pay. Romance-and...

Something strange is happening at the Clarksville City Zoo. Late at night, monkeys are scaling the walls and searching the neighborhood-but what are they looking for? Noah, his sister Megan, and their best friends, Richie and Ella, live next door to the zoo. Megan is the first to notice the puzzling behavior of some of the animals. One day Megan disappears, and her brother and their friends realize it's up to them to find her. Their only choice is...