Britannica LEARNING LIBRARY Familiar Animals Get to know the animals that live closest to us ENCYCLOPEDIA Britannica CHICAGO LONDON NEW DELHI PARIS SEOUL SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYO
A cracker butterfly rests on the leaf of a plant George D Lepp Corbis
Familiar Animals TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 PEOPLE PLEASERS Cats The Tiger in Your House 6 Cattle Most Valuable Creatures on Earth 8 Dogs The Loyal Companions 10 Donkeys Beasts of Burden 12 Horses Strong and Graceful Animal Friends 14 Pigs Smarties with Dirty Faces 16 Sheep Follow the Leader 18 BIRDS AND BUGS Birds Birds of a Feather 20 Eagles Riders of the Wind 22 Kingfishers Laugh Kookaburra 24 Owls The Nighttime Hunters 26 Parrots and Cockatoos Bright Colors and Brilliant Whites 28 Peacocks Proud Birds 30 Insects The World’s Largest Population 32 Ants Insect Castle Builders 34 Bees Inside the Hive 36 Butterflies and Moths Fly by Day Fly by Night 38 Cockroaches Indestructible Insect 40 Crickets The Wing-Singers 42 Grasshoppers Garden-Variety Hoppers 44 Mosquitoes An Itchy Situation 46 BEASTS OF FIELD AND FOREST Bison Majestic American Beasts 48 Coyotes Howling at the Moon 50 Lizards Cousins of the Dinosaurs 52 Monkeys Cute Clowns and Big Bullies 54 Rabbits and Hares Long Ears and Strong Legs 56 Raccoons Masked Bandits 58 Snakes Legless Wonders 60 GLOSSARY 62 INDEX 63 Britannica LEARNING LIBRARY
