Critters of Texas, a Pocket Guide to Animals in Your State
Get to know the wild side of Texas! Critters of Texas is a wildlife pocket guide for children that’s informative, concise, and easy to use. Written by wildlife biologist Alex Troutman, this handy book presents 63 critters of the Lone Star State. If an animal is in this book, it’s found in Texas.
Each species is showcased with a professional-quality photograph that’s paired with such neat-to-know details as habitat, range, and preferred food sources.
Illustrations of critter tracks complement the information, and a “Did You Know?” paragraph provides fascinating trivia. Critters of Texas includes important-to-know mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
Did you know?
The greater roadrunner can run over 15 miles per hour! It is so quick that it can grab dragonflies and hummingbirds from midair! Its fast speed also allows it to hunt and eat rattlesnakes.
Texas critters are a subject often used in STEAM lessons, and this book is a product of AdventureKEEN’s long-term partnership with Wildlife Forever. A portion of the proceeds from sales will benefit the organization’s work to restore habitats and teach the next generation about conservation.
Did you know?
Black-tailed jackrabbits are hares, not rabbits. The difference is that rabbits are smaller and born without fur, while hares are larger and born with fur. Jackrabbits have powerful legs that allow them to reach speeds of over 30 miles per hour and leap more than 10 feet in length.
Did you know?
All ocelots have a different coat pattern, and the right side and left side of the body even have different coat patterns. It is estimated that there are less than 100 ocelots left in the US.
About the author: Alex Troutman is a Fish and Wildlife Biologist and Environmental Educator with a passion for sharing and immersing the younger generation in nature. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and a Master’s Degree with a focus on Conservation Biology from Georgia Southern University. Knowing how it feels to not see anyone who looks like you in your dream career, Alex makes it a point to be that representation for young people. He is the co-organizer for several Black in X weeks, including Black Birders Week and Black Mammologists Week, and he takes part in wider movements encouraging diversity in nature, the celebration of Black individual scientists, awareness of Black nature enthusiasts, and diversity in STEAM fields.
With a passion for nature that started when he was young, Alex was always amazed by the red-tailed hawks soaring overhead when he went fishing with his family. He looked up to conservationists like Steve Irwin and Jeff Corwin. Now he has made a career out of that passion and curiosity. In his spare time, you can find him camping, exploring nature with his dog, and birding.
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