Washoe County Library System

An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and habitat of tortoises, types of turtles that are among the oldest reptiles on earth.

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

Words and pictures describe a night in the life of a female Florida panther and her three kittens.

Find out all about the amazing animals you need to know but never get to see, from the numbat to the zorilla, and everything in between.

Moon bears, or Asiatic black bears, get their name from the white moon-shaped blaze on their chests. Sadly, there are more moon bears in captivity than in the wild, as the animals are being farmed for their commercially valuable bile. This text pays tribute to the endangered species.

"Readers will learn about the different types of rhino, their life cycle, diet, young, habitat, and reasons why they are endangered animals"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the life of sea turtles, describing where they live, what they eat, how they behave, how humans study them, and what can be done to protect these creatures.

For over a century, wolves were persecuted in the United States and nearly became extinct. Gradually reintroduced, they are thriving again in the West, much to the benefit of the ecosystem.