Animal Partnerships (Animal Kingdom)
By Malcolm Penny.
Description
This series examines particular aspects of animal behaviour or the relationship between animals and their environment. In this illustrated book the author aims to introduce children to the world of symbiosis in which two species of animals form a partnership. He explains the meaning of symbiosis and discusses how and why animals form partnerships using the example of the pea crab which lives inside mussel shells, feeding off parasites which otherwise would harm the mussel. The author describes parasites that live on and in many animals, such as fleas, mosquitoes and sheep ticks, which often...
ISBN(s)
1852104163, 9781852104160
