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100 1 $aLane, Frank W.$q(Frank Walter),$eauthor.
245 10 $aAnimal wonder world :$ba chronicle of the unusual in nature /$cby Frank W. Lane.
264 1 $aLanham, Maryland :$bM. Evans,$c2014.
264 4 $c©1951
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505 0 $aAnimal Wonder World ; Contents; Preface; 1. The Split Second in Nature; 2. Fish with an Ear for Music; 3. Danger! Flying Birds; 4. Animal Accidents; 5. Strange Uses for Animals; 6. Why Animals Act ""Dumb""; 7. Have Animals a Time-Sense?; 8. The Mystery of Bird Anting; 9. The Legend of the Hedgehog and the Fruit; 10. Bird Hitch Hikers; 11. Some Experiments with Animals; 12. How the Passenger Pigeon Became Extinct; 13. How the Buffalo Was Saved; Bibliography; Index; Notes.
520 $a<Span><span>This is a charming series of essays on animal behavior, written in 1951 by the note British science writer Frank W. Lane, reveals obscure and fascinating oddities of animal behavior. The clear, logical explanation behind each bizarre happening grounds the observations in scientific research, and provides modern readers insight on mid-century scientific field methodology. Here are some of the cases featured in this fantastic compilation: Do bees tell time and tell each other of honey locations? Can game animals dodge bullets? Have fish an ear for music? Do birds hitch hike on each.
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