First Book of Baby Animals

first book of

baby animals Isabel Thomas

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Published 2014 by A&C Black An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP www.bloomsbury.com ISBN 978-1-4729-0400-3 Copyright © 2014 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Text copyright © 2014 Isabel Thomas Illustrations: Peter Scott Design: Calcium The right of Isabel Thomas to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

A CIP catalogue for this book is available from the British Library.

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This book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed, sustainable forests. It is natural, renewable and recyclable. The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.

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Barn owl Most baby barn owls hatch in spring. Their mother keeps them warm until they are covered in soft down. Owlets like to play.

They run, jump, and twist Hungry owlets call their heads. loudly as they wait for their parents to bring food.

Fluffy white down

Heartshaped face

A baby bird’s soft fluffy feathers are called down.

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Blue whale Blue whale calves are Blue whales are the world’s biggest mammals, so calves drink their babies. A newborn calf mother’s milk. can weigh more than two cars. They grow two-and-a-half centimetres longer every day.

Mother whale

Tail

Blowhole

Calf

Fin

Calves swim very close to their mother.

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Brown bear Brown bear cubs are born in winter, in underground dens. They stay inside their den with their mother until spring.

Round ears

Brown bear cubs like to climb trees.

Long claws

Shaggy brown fur

The mother bear protects her cubs.

She chases away dangerous animals.

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Butterfly Look closely at Caterpillars eat the leaf leaves to spot tiny they were born on first. butterfly eggs.

These eggs hatch into caterpillars.

The caterpillars eat and eat. They Monarch butterfly grow quickly.

Caterpillar

Egg

The fully-grown caterpillar forms a cocoon called a chrysalis. Inside, the caterpillar changes into a butterfly.

Chrysalis

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Camel Baby camels are born without humps. At first they only drink their mother’s milk. Their Baby camels often fatty humps grow have white fur. Most when they start turn brown as they get older, but some eating plants. camels stay white.

Small hump

Thick, woolly fur

Camels usually have one calf at a time.

Long legs

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Cat Baby cats are called kittens. They love to play and explore. Their mother carries them back if they stray too far.

Kittens like to scratch and nip things. This is how they learn about the world.

Fluffy fur

Whiskers

Claws

The mother cat licks her kittens to clean their fur.

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Bloomsbury Animals Collection

From fluffy chicks to curious lion cubs and everything in between!