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 \nNot to Mary Adrian and not to anyonewho reads this simple,authentic accountof birds,reptiles and mammals who hunt,mate and defend their territories in theArizona desert.  \n·Picture a chuckawalla blowing itself up totwice its own size to escape the jaws of acoyote.  \n·Follow a roadrunner to the place where itswallows a rattlesnake,head first.  \n·Listen to a gila woodpecker drumming astaccato warning on a paloverde tree.  \nSunrise to sunset,a day spent in thisharsh but lovely setting in the observantcompany of a well-informed narrator isrich in nature lore and full of surprises.  \nWith striking illustrations by well-known artist,Jean Zallinger,this is a dra-matic introduction to the intricate balanceof life on the desert.  \nHASTINGS HOUSE·PUBLISHERSNew York 10016  \nTRENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY  \n66 -12  \n丁591.754  \nA  \nAdrian,Mary,1908-COPY 36Wildiife,on the watch a story,of theon,the watchdesert。I1lustrated by Jean Zallinger.New_York,Hastings House Publishers[1974]64 p.1llus.Bib1.4.9589043aaa 4-6  \nj591.9  \nA  \nDescribes the  \nactivities of a'yariety of birds,rep-tiles,and mammals during one day in thesouthwest desert,with emphasis on theirinteraction and territorial behavior.  \n2.Territori-  \n1.Desert ecologyality(Zoology)  \n3.Desert ani-  \nzezmal SFublic Librazy  \n2790 Westfield  \nTrenton,Mich.48183  \n676-9777  \n# WILDLIFE\n\nON THE WATCHA Story of the Desert  \nby MARY ADRIAN  \nIllustrated by Jean Zallinger  \nHASTINGS HOUSE·PUBLISHERS  \nNEW YORK  \nTrenton Public Library2790 WestfieldTrenton,Mich.48183676-9777  \ne36.  \nCopyright @1974 by Mary Adrian and Jean ZallingerAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise,without the priorpermission of the copyright owner or the publishers.  \nLIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATAAdrian,Mary,1908-Wildlife on the watch.  \nSUMMARY:Describes the activities of a variety of birds,reptiles,and mammals during one day in the southwest desert,with emphasison their interaction and territorial behavior.  \n1.Desert ecology-Juvenile literature.2.Territoriality (Zoology)-Juvenile literature.[1.Desert animals.2.Desert ecology.3.Ecology.  \n4.Territoriality(Zoology)]I.Zallinger,Jean Day,illus.II.Title.QH541.5.D4A37596'.05'26574-16167ISBN 0-8038-1553-0  \nPublished simultaneously in Canada bySaunders of Toronto,Ltd.,Don Mills,OntarioPrinted in the United States of America  \nFOREWORD  \nWHAT is a desert?Is it just miles of sand andcacti?Is it the silent,barren home of a few sleepylizards?  \nThat's what many people imagine.But,in fact,the desert of the American southwest is the homeof a fascinating variety of birds,mammals andreptiles who live among many plants that haveadapted to the dry climate.  \nSurvival for the animals who make their homein this harsh environment is not easy.They strug-gle to find food and water.They are constantlyon the watch for enemies.Many creatures eatanimals of different kinds and are themselveseaten by still others.Owls eat snakes,snakes eat  \nlizards,and lizards eat insects.And there is stillanother kind of rivalry on the desert.It is thefight for territory that takes place between mem-bers of the same species.  \nMany desert creatures claim territories.Usu-ally it is the male animal that stakes out an area ofland.On ithe makes his home and hunts for food.He protects this land against other males of hisspecies and tries to drive them away if they tres-pass.This struggle for territory helps preventovercrowding.  \nAt one time scientists thought that a bird sangto attract a mate.Now they believe that a birdalso sings to warn other males that he is guardingthe territory where he and his mate will raisethe","cbCaimI8N9OEpord","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimI8N9OEpord","pdf",4149770,72,"English","# What is a Desert?\n## Survival and Predation\n## Territory Within Species","[{\"question\":\"What does the book say a desert really is?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that the American southwest desert is home to many birds, mammals, and reptiles living among plants adapted to dry climates.\"},{\"question\":\"How does territorial behavior work among desert animals?\",\"answer\":\"The struggle for territory helps prevent overcrowding, with males typically staking out and defending areas against other males of the same species.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of signals do animals use to mark territories?\",\"answer\":\"Birds may sing or drum, while many mammals rely on smells, such as urine stations and scent gland rubbing, and certain lizards use scent tracks to confront intruders.\"}]","Wildlife on the Watch - A Story of the Desert - Read online free | PDF",1791879527,111]