Bloodsucking birds
By: by Christine Honders
Series: Real life vampires; Real-life vampires
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781482439397
Subjects: Food; Bloodsucking animals; Juvenile literature; Birds; Behavior
Description: The long tradition of vampire myths can be scary to a lot of people. But for birds that evolved on the harsh Galapagos Islands, drinking blood is necessary. That doesn t make vampire finches and hood mockingbirds any less creepy! Readers learn about the healthy treat blood can be for some kinds of birds as well as how they came to use it as a source of nutrition. Full-color photographs introduce these bloodthirsty birds, and fact boxes provide additional science information to enhance the main content. Detailed Table of Contents, Fact Boxes, Full-color photographs, For Further Information Section, Glossary, Graphic Organizers, Index, Maps.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Accelerated Reader AR 5.2 0.5 180062.
Table of contents: title: Bloodsucking birds; title: Vampire finches; title: Hood mockingbirds; title: Why blood?; title: The Galapagos islands; title: Only the strong survive; title: Oxpeckers; title: Not so helpful; title: Endangered!