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An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and habitat of these endangered animals.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and endangered status of gray wolves.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and endangered status of the giant panda.

Presents many animals that are extinct or endangered, such as the bald eagle, passenger pigeon, and American bison, tells what has caused their numbers to dwindle, and suggests how they might be saved.

An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, various types, life cycle, and habitat of manatees, endangered marine animals that can live up to sixty years.

A brief introduction to cheetahs, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, young, food, predators, and relationship to people.

An introduction to the habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the giant panda, an endangered type of bear which lives in the mountain forests of southwestern China.

Describes the life of Lonesome George, the last living Pinta Island giant tortoise, from his search for food on the Galapagos island to his days at the Charles Darwin Research Station, where scientists are encouraging him to mate.