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Summary
Introduces the different animals in the piciform order, their similarities and differences, environments in which they live, and how to observe them. Full description
Series: Animals in order
Flies: from flower flies to mosquitoes
Rodents: from mice to muskrats
True bugs: when is a bug really a bug?
Anteaters, sloths, and armadillos
Horses and rhinos: what they have in common
Salamanders: secret, silent lives
Waterfowl: from swans to screamers
Frogs and toads: the leggy leapers
Kangaroos and koalas: what they have in common
Owls: the silent hunters
Scorpions: the sneaky stingers
Shorebirds: from stilts to sanderlings
Snakes and lizards: what they have in common
Spiders of North America
Whales and dolphins: what they have in common
Beetles: the most common insects
Moles and hedgehogs: what they have in common
Parrots around the world
Wading birds: from herons to hammerkops
Octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish
Pelicans, cormorants, and their kin
Sharks and rays: underwater predators
Ants, bees, and wasps of North America
Crabs, lobsters, and shrimps
Woodpeckers, toucans, and their kin