Hyenas
An introduction to the lives of hyenas, focusing on how they scavenge for food and how they raise their cubs.
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- ISBN: 0822531941
- ISBN: 9780822531944
- Physical Description 39 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
- Publisher Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Co., [2005]
- Copyright ©2005
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 39), Internet addresses, videography and index. |
Target Audience Note: | "Ages 8-12"--P. [2] of cover. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 35.95 |
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Hyenas
In the grasslands and dry deserts of Africa, spotted hyenas and brown hyenas are members of the cleanup crew that eats carrion--dead animals. They are able to digest rotting flesh that would make other animals sick.Armed with large powerful jaws, strong teeth capable of crushing bones, and an extremely keen sense of smell, they are ruthless scavengers.Watch these voracious eaters grow from tiny cubs into hungry adult hyenas.