1 option

Squirrels : a wildlife handbook / Kim Long ; scientific advisor, Dr. Vagn Flyger Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland.

LIBRA - Blank Collection QL737.R68 L66 1995
Loading location information...

Available in person This item can be accessed at the library reading room.

Request an item

Access options
Format:
Author/Creator:
Contributor:
Series:
  • Long, Kim. Johnson nature series
  • Johnson nature series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Genre:
  • Series.
  • Handbooks and manuals.
Penn Provenance:
  • Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor)
Physical Description:
[10], 181, [1] pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm.
Edition:
First Edition
Distribution:
Boulder, Colo : Division of Johnson Printing Company,
Place of Publication:
Boulder, Colo. : Johnson Books, 1995.
Contents:
  • Tales of Yore
  • Names
  • Squirrel Species. Comparing Squirrel Sizes; Squirrel Measurements; Eastern Gray Squirrel; Western Gray Squirrel; Fox Squirrel; Red Squirrel; Douglas Squirrel; Southern Flying Squirrel; Northern Flying Squirrel; Abert's Squirrel; Arizona Gray Squirrel
  • Taxonomy
  • Squirrel Anatomy. Teeth; Eyes; Ears; Sense of Smell; Fur; Feet; Tail
  • Diet. Nut Menu; Nut Facts; Favorite Foods; Food Trees; Pine Cone Menu; Animal Food Sources; Fungi Menu; Plant Food Sources
  • The Natural History of Pine Cones
  • The Natural History of Acorns. Acorn Menu
  • Seasonal Diet
  • Hoarding
  • Squirrels in Motion
  • Flying Squirrels; Nests. Nest Varieties
  • Territory. Home Turf
  • Reproduction
  • Squirrel Signs. Food Debris; Tracks; Seat; Bark Marks
  • Squirrel Sounds
  • Migration
  • The Squirrel Menace. Bird Feeders: Squirrel Defense
  • Feeding Squirrels
  • Squirrel Houses
  • Squirrel Removal
  • Endangered Squirrels
  • Profile of a Squirrel
  • Parasites
  • Causes of Death. Predators; More Squirrel Predators
  • Profile of a Predator
  • Edible Squirrels.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-177) and index.
Local Notes:
  • Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.
  • Kislak copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.
ISBN:
  • 1555661521 (paper) :
  • 9781555661526
OCLC:
33404256

The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.