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Gore, R. "Dinosaurs." National Geographic, January 1993, 2-54. A marvelous overview of current research into dinosaurs; beautifully illustrated. Miller, P. "Jane Goodall." National Geographic, December 1995, 102-29. Jane Goodall's decades of study show that chimpanzees in the wild are startlingly like us. Norman, D. Prehistoric Life: The Rise of the Vertebrates. New York: Macmillan, 1994. A very readable account of the history of terrestrial vertebrates. |
Schwartz, D. "Snatching Scientific Secrets from the Hippo's Gaping Jaws." Smithsonian, March 1996, 90-102. A jaw that hears underwater may be part of the sound system used by "river horses" to detect friend and foe. Tuttle, M. D. "Saving North America's Beleaguered Bats." National Geographic, August 1995, 37-57. An engaging account of how conservationists are creating bat sanctuaries in mines and caves to help save these insect-eating mammals. |
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