Animals
Subtitle: a visual encyclopedia
Edition: Paperback American ed.
Publisher: DK Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780756691707
Subjects: Zoology; Animals; Juvenile Encyclopedias
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Animals in danger; title: Animal kingdom; title: What is an animal?; title: Animal behavior; title: An animal's life cycle; title: World habitats; title: Animals in danger.; title: Mammals; title: What is a mammal?; title: Marsupials; title: Flying mammals; title: Insect eaters; title: Bats; title: Listening bats; title: Primates; title: New world, old world; title: The unique gelada; title: Apes; title: Prosimian primates; title: Rodents; title: A world of rodents; title: Beaver engineers; title: Whales and dolphins; title: A world of whales; title: Mother and calf; title: Dolphin communication; title: Dogs; title: Born for the cold!; title: Bears; title: Saving giant pandas; title: Cats; title: Lion teamwork; title: A world of cats; title: Playing to survive; title: Weasels and their relatives; title: At home with sea otters; title: Civets and relatives; title: Seals and sea lions; title: I am the walrus; title: Elephants; title: Elephant family; title: Dugong and manatees; title: Horses and zebras; title: Giraffe and okapi; title: Rhinoceroses; title: Battling hippos; title: Camels and relatives; title: Deer; title: Cattle and antelope; title: Wildebeest migration.; title: Birds; title: What is a bird?; title: A world of birds; title: Birds of a feather; title: Birds of prey; title: Bald eagle; title: Silent owls; title: Gamebirds; title: Seabirds and shorebirds; title: Penguins; title: The wandering albatross; title: Pelicans and relatives; title: Waterbirds; title: Migration: Snow geese; title: Kingfishers and relatives; title: Flamingos; title: Herons and relatives; title: Parrots; title: Hummingbirds; title: Woodpeckers and toucans; title: Amazing nests; title: Perching birds; title: Starlings; title: A world of eggs.; title: Reptiles; title: What is a reptile?; title: Reptile birthday; title: Tortoises and turtles; title: Snakes; title: Lizards; title: Chameleons; title: Geckos, skinks, and others; title: Iguanas, monitors, and relatives; title: Crocodiles and alligators.; title: Amphibians; title: What is an amphibian?; title: Salamanders and newts; title: Frogs and toads; title: Marine toad; title: Poison dart frogs; title: Frogs and toads.; title: Fish; title: What is a fish?; title: A world of sharks; title: The big-headed hammerhead; title: Killer sharks?; title: Skates and rays; title: Bony fish; title: Schools; title: Fishing for prey; title: Giant grouper; title: Deep-sea fish; title: Spawning salmon.; title: Invertebrates; title: What is an invertebrate?; title: Sponges; title: Sea anemones; title: Jellyfish; title: Corals; title: Worms; title: Mollusks; title: Slugs and snails; title: Octopuses and squid; title: A world of shells; title: Arthropods; title: Dragonflies and damselflies; title: Stick and leaf insects; title: Grasshoppers and crickets; title: Mantids; title: Cockroaches; title: Bugs; title: Treehoppers; title: A world of beetles; title: Wetas; title: Ants; title: Termites; title: Bees and wasps; title: Flies; title: Butterflies and moths; title: Moths and butterflies; title: Scorpions; title: Spiders; title: Spider silk; title: Crustaceans; title: Spider crabs; title: Centipedes and millipedes; title: Echinoderms; title: Glossary.