Poop detectives : working dogs in the field
(2016)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/636.708/WADSWORTH,G
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2016]
DESCRIPTION
80 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781580896504, 1580896502 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Introduction: A new job for Freddie? -- The nose knows: the science behind super sniffers -- School is in session: training a scat-detection dog -- Into the wild: gathering Grizzly scat -- On the open sea: tailing whales -- Beyond poop: finding tortoises, turtle eggs, and owl pellets -- Invasion! the hunt for harmful insects, snails, and snakes -- Frequent flyers: finding scat around the world -- Conclusion: It's a dog's life
Describes the job scat-detection dogs do, what makes a good scat-detection dog, and the places they work
1070L