Animal Aha!: Thrilling Discoveries in Wildlife Science

Animals do some extraordinary things, but not always while people are watching. When patient and persistent scientists do make a discovery, it can change how we think about animals and ourselves.

Animal Aha! highlights a number of magnificent moments in animal science. Meet Alex, a chatterbox parrot who learned not just to mimic speech, but to communicate by talking. Alex's education is already helping some speech-delayed children learn to speak. Visit a California lab where scientists study snacking snakes. After eating, a python's heart becomes 40% larger than normal. By finding out how, scientists hope to help strengthen human hearts too.

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Diane Swanson is the award-winning author of more than 70 factual books for children, includingNibbling on Einstein's Brain, a new edition of which is also available Spring 2009. She lives in Victoria, BC.