Interviews Paul Winter, well-known musical emissary for the Earth and its wildlife among the environmental community. Incorporating voices of wolves, whales, and other creatures as accompanists to an uncategorizable blend of symphonic, jazz, African and Latin musical traditions, Winter's sound involves listeners in a guided experience of…

Presents an annotated list of 34 animals and 32 plants which are candidates for a list of the top 10 endangered species. Also presents the criteria used to formulate these lists. They include the conservation value (urgency prominance, biological value) and operational considerations (such as cost factors) for each species. (JN)

Winter trapping at the mouth of the Kuskokwin River has much influence on income and food for the American Indians and Eskimos of Alaska. (FF)

This study uses the ethological approach of seeking species characteristics and phylogenetic continuities in an investigation of human behavior. Among primates a striking consistency is the presence of some form of dominance hierarchy in many species. The present study examines peer group dominance hierarchies as they are perceived by children in…

Reviews four texts and compilations of papers in an effort to assess the relevance of animal behavior studies to anthropology and sociology. Concludes that where a basic element of behavior occurs widely throughout the animal kingdom, especially in the higher mammals and primates, we may expect to find a manifestation in man." Limitations of the…

Reviews five books dealing with animals and one concerning fibers. (AEA)

Thirty-seven kindergarten children were interviewed regarding their contact with, knowledge of, and beliefs about animals. Results provided support to the study's major hypothesis which states that young children's beliefs about animals would be egocentric and subjective. (Author/MP)

Shows that the genre of animal tales is rich and varied, affording any reader who has even the slightest interest in animals much reading pleasure and enlightenment. (RL)

Describes the role of mushroom bodies--cup-shaped structures perched atop the brain of an insect--in learning. Mushroom bodies may help fruit flies in learning meaningful odors, cockroaches in spatial learning, and honeybees both in locating pollen and nectar and in navigating back to the colony. (PVD)

Although animals have been historically associated with promoting physical and mental health benefits for humans, only recently has there been support for such claims in the literature. This article is a preliminary attempt to bring together scientific studies and anecdotal reports that provide evidence of the benefits of using animals in…

Reviews 33 tradebooks which focus on the natural world and its inhabitants. Organizes books by taxonomic class and age level. (MG)