Displaying 1 of 1 2003 Format: Book Author: Heinrich, Bernd, 1940- author, artist. Title: Winter world : the ingenuity of animal survival / Bernd Heinrich. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Ecco, [2003] ©2003 Description: xii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: Explores the winter survival tactics of animals, including flying squirrels, grizzly bears, torpid turtles, and insects, revealing how these animals alter and adapt to an array of extraordinary conditions. Subjects: Animals -- Wintering. Notes: All line drawings are by Bernd Heinrich. The temperature conversion table on page 8 is by Jane S. Kim. -- Title page, verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-347). Contents: Fire and ice -- Snow and the subnivian space -- A late winter walk -- Tracking a weasel -- Nests and dens -- Flying squirrels in a huddle -- Hibernating squirrels (heating up to dream) -- The kinglet's feathers -- The kinglet's winter fuel -- Hibernating birds -- Torpid turtles under ice -- Iced-in water rodents -- Frozen frogs on ice -- Insects : from the diversity to the limits -- Mice in winter -- Supercool(ed) houseguests (with and without) antifreeze) -- Of bats and butterflies and cold storage -- Aggregating for winter -- Winter flocks -- Berries preserved -- Bears in winter -- Storing food -- Bees' winter gamble -- Winter buds -- The kinglets' key? Web Site: Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2003271304 ISBN: 0060197447 9780060197445 0060197447 Other Number: 51326270 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 122762 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 591.43 Heinrich Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
