| Description |
608 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm |
| Note |
"A Weldon Owen production"--T.p. verso. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Animals. The animal kingdom -- Classifying animals -- Evolution -- Biology and behavior -- Habitats and adaptations -- Animals in danger -- |
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Mammals. Monotremes -- Marsupials -- Xenarthrans -- Pangolins -- Insectivores -- Flying lemurs -- Tree shrews -- Bats -- Primates -- Prosimians -- Monkeys -- Apes -- Carnivores -- The dog family -- The bear family -- Mustelids -- Seals and sea lions -- The raccoon family -- Hyenas and aardwolf -- Civets and mongooses -- Cats -- Ungulates -- Elephants -- Dugong and manatees -- Horses, zebras, and asses -- Tapirs -- Rhinoceroses -- Hyraxes -- Aardvark -- The cattle family -- Deer -- Giraffe and okapi -- The camel family -- Pigs -- Peccaries -- Hippotamuses -- Cetaceans -- Rodents -- Lagomorphs -- Elephant shrews -- |
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Birds. Ratites and tinamous -- Gamebirds -- Waterfowl -- Penguins -- Divers and grebes -- Albatrosses and petrels -- Flamingos -- Herons and allies -- Pelicans and allies -- Birds of prey -- Cranes and allies -- Waders and shorebirds -- Pigeons and sandgrouse -- Parrots -- Cuckoos and turacos -- Owls -- Nightjars and allies -- Hummingbirds and swifts -- Mousebirds -- Trogons -- Kingfishers and allies -- Woodpeckers and allies -- Passerines -- |
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Reptiles. Tortoises and turtles -- Crocodilians -- Tuatara -- Amphisbaenians -- Lizards -- Snakes -- |
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Amphibians. Salamanders and newts -- Caecilians -- Frogs and toads -- |
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Fishes. Jawless fishes -- Sharks, rays, and allies -- Bony fishes -- Lungfishes and allies -- Bichirs and allies -- Primitive neopterygii -- Bonytongues and allies -- Eels and allies -- Sardines and allies -- Catfishes and allies -- Salmons and allies -- Dragonfishes and allies -- Lizardfishes and allies -- Lanternfishes -- Beardfishes -- Opahs and allies -- Cods, anglerfishes, and allies -- Spiny-rayed fishes -- |
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Invertebrates. Invertebrate chordates -- Sponges -- Cnidarians -- Flatworms -- Roundworms -- Mollusks -- Segmented worms -- Anthropods -- Arachnids -- Horseshoe crabs -- Sea spiders -- Myriapods -- Crustaceans -- Insects -- Dragonflies and damselflies -- Mantids -- Cockroaches -- Termites -- Crickets and grasshoppers -- Bugs -- Beetles -- Flies -- Butterflies and moths -- Bees, wasps, ants, and sawflies -- Other insects -- Insect allies -- Echinoderms -- Other invertebrates -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive exploration of the rich and intriguing world of animals, with special attention given to endangered and vulnerable species, written by an international team of specialists, and supplemented with distribution maps. Includes an introductory overview of animal evolution, biology, behavior, classification, habitats, and current conservation issues. Feature pages explore topics of particular interest and provide insights into animal behavior.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Animals -- Encyclopedias.
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Animals -- Encyclopedias.
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Animals. (OCoLC)fst00809468
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias. (OCoLC)fst01423798
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| Added Author |
Cooke, F. (Fred)
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Bruce, Jenni.
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| ISBN |
0520244060 |
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9780520244061 |
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