The squirrel can tell if the hickory nut is good or bad by the way it smells. Even though you can't see them, you can tell when cookies are baking nearby. You can't see perfume on a lady, but you...
Protecting the babies
> African Elephants > > A mother elephant protects her baby by keeping it between her legs. > > If the mother sees an enemy, she lifts her trunk and makes a warning > noise. Snow whirls through...
A big change
A fat little brown and green caterpillar crawls on a leaf. A moth with beautiful black designs on its silver wings, flies past a bush. The moth and the caterpillar don't look a bit alike. But they...
Scaly babies and mothers
A large American alligator crawls into some thorny bushes. She pulls up bushes with her mouth. She stamps her feet. Soon, she has macle a wide, clear place. She makes a pile of mud and plants. She...
Champion egg layers
Some fish don't lay eggs. Some fish lay a few eggs. Some fish lay thousands of eggs, and some fish lay millions of eggs. A mother herring may lay more than forty thousand eggs at a time. The eggs...
Baby birds
> Robins > > Baby robins are weak and helpless. Their parents have to feed them. Some baby robins lie close together in a nest. Their eyes are closed. They have no feathers. They can't stand on...
The life of a black bear
Near winter's end, three bear cubs were born in their mother's dark, warm den. Now it is spring, and one little cub has ventured out to see the world. The other cubs will soon follow. Mother bear...
Learning days
> Hippopotamus Mother and Baby When a baby hippopotamus starts to walk, it often tries to move away from its mother. Then she pushes it back with her big nose. Soon, the baby learns to walk near...
Pouch babies
> Western Gray Kangaroo Newborn Kangaroo A tiny newborn kangaroo could fit in a teaspoon. Kangaroo at Eight Weeks A newborn kangaroo is smaller than a grown-up's thumb. A newborn koala is...
Two mammals
This is a looking page. There are lots of things to look at in this picture of a mother giraffe and her baby. What do you see? The mother giraffe has a very long neck. You might think there would...
