animal families

A A A A A A A A A families Watch young animals learn to be grown-ups A s s e e n o n ANIMAL families Dorling Kindersley A Two Hands Production Ltd production as seen on Channel Five LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, and DELHI Written and edited by Lorrie Mack Project Designer Gemma Fletcher Designers Mary Sandberg, Sonia Moore Editors Penny Arlon, Alexander Cox, Penny Smith Consultant Kim Dennis-Bryan PhD. FZS Publishing Manager Bridget Giles Managing Art Editor Rachael Foster Category Publisher Mary Ling Production Controller Claire Pearson Production Editor Clare McLean Jacket Editor Mariza OÕKeefe First published in Great Britain in 2008 by Dorling Kindersley Limited, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL Copyright © 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited A Penguin Company AD406-05/08 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1-40533-250-7 Colour reproduction by Alta Image, UK Printed by Toppan, China Discover more at www.dk.com I love hide-and-seek. Mummy will never Þnd me up here! contents Wait up! Walking isnÕt easy with little legs. I hope we stop and rest soon. Just like us Animal families Family facts New babies MumÕs milk Brothers and sisters Out for the day Home sweet home Rise and shine Welcome to the world Neat and tidy Taking a dip Meal time Eat your greens Gone Þshing Carry me mum 4 Ð 5 6 Ð 7 8 Ð 9 10 Ð 11 12 Ð 13 14 Ð 15 16 Ð 17 18 Ð 19 20 Ð 21 22 Ð 23 24 Ð 25 26 Ð 27 28 Ð 29 30 Ð 31 32 Ð 33 34 Ð 35 Hide and seek Mummy and me Playtime Climbing trees Using tools Sending signals Watch me wobble Follow my leader Proud parents I need a hug Staying safe Time for bed The end Glossary Index 36 Ð 37 38 Ð 39 40 Ð 41 42 Ð 43 44 Ð 45 46 Ð 47 48 Ð 49 50 Ð 51 52 Ð 53 54 Ð 55 56 Ð 57 58 Ð 59 60 Ð 61 62 Ð 63 64 4 W h i c h o f o u r a n i m a l f a m i l i e s just like us Do you live, learn, eat, and play with your family? Animals do too! We are animals, just like elephants, monkeys, lions, bears, and hippos are animals. Like your parents, many animal parents take care of their children and make sure theyÕre safe. 5 r e m i n d s y o u o f y o u r o w n ? Learning new skills and tricks is an important part of growing up. Animal parents often cuddle their babies too, and play with them, and even make sure their faces and their fur are neat. About the only thing they donÕt do is nag about homework! Your mum and dad make sure you have the right foods to eat. animal families Mums and dads together or apart, one child or lots of children, close friends or groups of relations Ð theyÕre all families! T h e p e o p l e w e l i v e w i t h a r e c a l l e d o u r I live with my children and their mum, and I like to make sure they all behave themselves! rooster Cattle live in big groups called herds. Within one herd, many of the calves might be related. They all play, rest, and eat together. 6 hen f a m i l y . MoreÕs a crowd Do you ever go out with your friendsÕ family? These young hippos are being looked after by two mums. There are lots of different human families too. Some have one parent, some have two, and some have aunts, uncles, and grandparents as well. HeÕs the boss Giraffe herds are often led by one or two strong males. All the females and children follow them. 7 family facts There are all sorts of animal families with different ways of life. Here are a few: W h a t ’ s l i f e l i k e i n y o u r f a m i l y ? 8 DadÕs turn If you were a seahorse dad, you would carry eggs in a safe pouch on your body until theyÕre ready to hatch as baby seahorses. Raccoon mums raise their children alone. They leave them in the safest place they can Þnd, like this cosy log. [...]... Mothers’ milk is best – it makes them strong for babies 13 brothers and sisters 14 Getting into mischi o much ef is s more f un f us when there’s a gang o 15 out for the day 16 k! 17 home sweet home 18 Some animals live underground – ive high up in the trees some l 19 rise and shine 20 21 welcome to the world 22 If a new mum doesn’t bond with her baby, she may not take care of it 23 neat and tidy 24 25 taking . A A A A A A A A A families Watch young animals learn to be grown-ups A s s e e n o n ANIMAL families Dorling Kindersley A Two Hands Production Ltd production. eat, and play with your family? Animals do too! We are animals, just like elephants, monkeys, lions, bears, and hippos are animals. Like your parents, many animal parents take care of their. have the right foods to eat. animal families Mums and dads together or apart, one child or lots of children, close friends or groups of relations Ð theyÕre all families! T h e p e o p l e