The encyclopedia of animals
Subtitle: a complete visual guide
Publisher: Weldon Owen
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781740897785
Subjects: Animals; Encyclopedias; Mammals; Birds; Invertebrates; Reptiles
Description: This lavishly illustrated visual reference book is an authoritative survey of the intriguing world of animals. The first section is an overview of animal evolution, classification, biology, behaviour, habitats and adaptations. Special attention is paid to current conservation issues. At the core of the book is an encyclopedic survey of all the animal groups - mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates ...
Table of contents: title: Animals. The animal kingdom; title: Classifying animals; title: Evolution; title: Biology and behavior; title: Habitats and adaptations; title: Animals in danger; title: Mammals. Monotremes; title: Marsupials; title: Xenarthrans; title: Pangolins; title: Insectivores; title: Flying lemurs; title: Tree shrews; title: Bats; title: Primates; title: Prosimians; title: Monkeys; title: Apes; title: Carnivores; title: The dog family; title: The bear family; title: Mustelids; title: Seals and sea lions; title: The raccoon family; title: Hyenas and aardwolf; title: Civets and mongooses; title: Cats; title: Ungulates; title: Elephants; title: Dugong and manatees; title: Horses, zebras, and asses; title: Tapirs; title: Rhinoceroses; title: Hyraxes; title: Aardvark; title: The cattle family; title: Deer; title: Giraffe and okapi; title: The camel family; title: Pigs; title: Peccaries; title: Hippotamuses; title: Cetaceans; title: Rodents; title: Lagomorphs; title: Elephant shrews; title: Birds. Ratites and tinamous; title: Gamebirds; title: Waterfowl; title: Penguins; title: Divers and grebes; title: Albatrosses and petrels; title: Flamingos; title: Herons and allies; title: Pelicans and allies; title: Birds of prey; title: Cranes and allies; title: Waders and shorebirds; title: Pigeons and sandgrouse; title: Parrots; title: Cuckoos and turacos; title: Owls; title: Nightjars and allies; title: Hummingbirds and swifts; title: Mousebirds; title: Trogons; title: Kingfishers and allies; title: Woodpeckers and allies; title: Passerines; title: Reptiles. Tortoises and turtles; title: Crocodilians; title: Tuatara; title: Amphisbaenians; title: Lizards; title: Snakes; title: Amphibians. Salamanders and newts; title: Caecilians; title: Frogs and toads; title: Fishes. Jawless fishes; title: Sharks, rays, and allies; title: Bony fishes; title: Lungfishes and allies; title: Bichirs and allies; title: Primitive neopterygii; title: Bonytongues and allies; title: Eels and allies; title: Sardines and allies; title: Catfishes and allies; title: Salmons and allies; title: Dragonfishes and allies; title: Lizardfishes and allies; title: Lanternfishes; title: Beardfishes; title: Opahs and allies; title: Cods, anglerfishes, and allies; title: Spiny-rayed fishes; title: Invertebrates. Invertebrate chordates; title: Sponges; title: Cnidarians; title: Flatworms; title: Roundworms; title: Mollusks; title: Segmented worms; title: Anthropods; title: Arachnids; title: Horseshoe crabs; title: Sea spiders; title: Myriapods; title: Crustaceans; title: Insects; title: Dragonflies and damselflies; title: Mantids; title: Cockroaches; title: Termites; title: Crickets and grasshoppers; title: Bugs; title: Beetles; title: Flies; title: Butterflies and moths; title: Bees, wasps, ants, and sawflies; title: Other insects; title: Insect allies; title: Echinoderms; title: Other invertebrates; title: Glossary.