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    National Geographic Kids Chapters: Together Forever: True Stories of Amazing Animal Friendships!
    National Geographic Kids Chapters: Together Forever: True Stories of Amazing Animal Friendships!
    National Geographic Kids Chapters: Together Forever: True Stories of Amazing Animal Friendships!
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    National Geographic Kids Chapters: Together Forever: True Stories of Amazing Animal Friendships!

    By Mary Quattlebaum

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    A fluffy chicken and a pup on wheels? A goat and a donkey who are inseparable? Puppy and cheetah best friends? This new chapter book features all kinds of heartwarming, awwwww-inspiring-and completely true-stories about animal friendships. It's so funny, sweet, and filled with engaging photos, fast facts, and fascinating sidebars, that you can't help but want to cuddle up and read about these unlikely pairings and animal best buddies.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNational Geographic
    Release dateJul 12, 2016
    ISBN9781426324666
    National Geographic Kids Chapters: Together Forever: True Stories of Amazing Animal Friendships!

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      National Geographic Kids Chapters - Mary Quattlebaum

      Acknowledgments

      Penny is a chicken. Roo is a dog. They became fast friends. (photo credit p1.1)

      Penny and Roo met at the Duluth Animal Hospital in Georgia, U.S.A. They’ve been attached ever since. (photo credit 1.1)

      Dogs strain at their leashes. Cats meow in their carriers. A fluffy chicken scampers by in a diaper. Then a tiny dog wheels past in a special cart. The front desk of the Duluth Animal Hospital is busy! Many animals are brought here if they’re sick or injured. The veterinarians (sounds like vet-er-ih-NAIR-ee-enz) here treat all kinds of animals.

      Their patients include dogs, cats, hamsters, lizards, turtles, even chickens. They help their animal patients feel better or give them shots to keep them from getting sick.

      But the chicken and the little dog—called a Chihuahua (sounds like chi-WAH-wah)—aren’t patients. Penny and Roo work here. These two best friends welcome animal patients and their owners to the hospital in Duluth, Georgia, U.S.A.

      The hospital staff appreciates their good work, especially Alicia Williams, their owner. Alicia works here as a receptionist. She helps patients prepare for their visit with the vets. So do Penny and Roo. Sometimes the patients are frightened or in pain. Their owners are worried.

      But then Penny does something silly. She steals Roo’s treat and trots fast, fast, fast on her feathered legs. Roo chases her and tries to grab the treat back. People smile and laugh. The two friends are so funny that they help everyone—animals and humans—feel more relaxed.

      Penny and Roo have been working together for three and a half years. How did these two unique friends get this special job? Penny came first. Alicia met Penny when she was taking a class in animal science. Alicia had to learn about what happens when animals are used in research, and she had to visit some places that did this work.

      Research is an important way to learn more about both animals and humans. Here’s how it works. Scientists study a small group of research animals. They give the animals in the group a special diet or medicine. Then they carefully observe, or watch for, changes in the animals. Do the animals grow bigger? Do they get better?

      The scientists gather the information. They write papers about what they have learned and publish them. Other people can read about their research and learn how to improve the food they grow or the medicine they make or give. Scientists and doctors often learn about the effect of certain medicines on humans by looking at how the medicines affect animals.

      Penny was a research animal in a study on diet. Alicia saw her on the last day of the study. Now that the research was done, the scientists would no longer need her.

      Did You Know?

      There are more chickens—20 billion—than any other birds on Earth. They lay a trillion eggs a year.

      Alicia looked at the young chicken. Penny was a beautiful hen! Instead of smooth feathers like most birds, hers were soft and fluffy. The feathers on her

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