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Book

Poop detectives : working dogs in the field

Call Numbers

  • J 636.7 WADS (CEN, OSH)
  • 636.7 W124 TEEN (CEN)

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Publication Information

Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2016]

Physical Description

79 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29cm

Contents

  • 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
  • Frequent flyers: finding scat around the world
  • Conclusion: It's a dog's life.

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