Mary Holland

Fur, feathers, and scales are all animal coverings or skins. Animals use their skin to stay warm and dry, protect themselves or hide or even to warn other animals to stay away....

El pelaje, las plumas y las escamas son cubiertas de protección o pieles que tienen los animales. Los animales utilizan su piel para mantenerse secos y calientes, protegerse, esconderse o incluso para advertir a otros animales que deben mantenerse alejados....

Noses come in all kinds of shapes and sizes that are just right for its particular animal host. Not only do most animals use their noses to breathe, but for many animals, the sense of smell helps them find food, a mate, or even to know when danger is near....

Las narices vienen de todo tipo de formas y tamaños para ajustarse a la perfección a su animal particular....

Just like humans, animals use their homes for shelter and to raise their young. Animal homes might be easy to see, or they may be hidden (camouflaged) for protection. Some animals are great builders, and other animals borrow homes that other animals have made....

Los oyentes quedarán fascinados al conocer tantas formas en que los animales utilizan sus colas: para moverse en la tierra, para nadar, para alertar a otros....

Listeners will be fascinated by the many ways animals use their tails - to move on land, swim, warn others, steer, hold onto things, keep warm, balance, and much more....

Mary Holland capta los primeros meses de la vida de un búho....

This story will steal the hearts of listeners as they learn how barred owl parents ready their young owlets for the big world outside the nest....

¿Puedes oler con tus pies? ¿Tú cavas con tus garras dentro de un lodazal de río ara trepar y darte un baño de sol? ¡Las patas de los animales son diferentes a las piernas de los humanos....

Can you smell with your feet? Do you dig your claws into a river's muddy bank to climb up and bask in the sun? Animals' legs are different from humans' in so many ways....

En esta secuela sobre las series de Adaptaciones de animales, la galardonada fotógrafa y educadora naturalista Mary Holland comparte las fascinantes bocas de los animals....

Mary Holland shares fascinating animal mouths with listeners of all ages....

Los oyentes no sólo investigarán el sentido de la vista pero también cómo los ojos de los animales nos pueden decir en dónde se encuentran en la cadena alimenticia....

The sense of sight helps an animal stay safe from predators, find food and shelter, defend its territory, and care for its young....

¿Alguna vez los ocupadísimos castores se toman un descanso? Este diario fotográfico recopila los datos durante un año mientras ellos construyen su presa....

Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beavers are busy at work! These aquatic mammals have unique traits that aid them in building the perfect lodge to raise young beavers....

Sigue a este joven zorro rojo durante los primeros meses de su vida, mientras explora el mundo a su alrededor....

Follow this audio journal of a red fox as he explores the world around him during the first few months of his life. He's about a month old when he first comes out of the den....

Yodel and his siblings have woken from their long winter's nap and are ready to learn and grow. Hear about this black bear family's springtime adventures....