How Animals Behave

ISBN-10: 0816017859
ISBN-13: 9780816017850
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages: 47
Language: English
Published: 1987
Publisher: Facts on File
Author: Keith Porter

Description

Discusses how various animals defend themselves, build their own dwellings, live in families, feed, and generally interact with their environment.

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