This authoritative volume starts with a clear introduction to the animal world, followed by a superbly illustrated survey of world habitats. The main part of the book, a comprehensive catalog, profiles more than 2,000 individual species. Photographs.

Preface	p. 8
About this book	p. 10
Introduction	p. 12
What Are Animals?	p. 14
Evolution	p. 16
Classification	p. 18
Animal Groups	p. 20
Anatomy	p. 24
Behavior	p. 26
Life Cycles	p. 28
Animals in Danger	p. 30
Conservation	p. 32
Habitats	p. 34
World Habitats	p. 36
Grassland	p. 38
Desert	p. 42
Tropical Forest	p. 46
Temperate Forest	p. 50
Coniferous Forest	p. 54
Mountains	p. 58
Polar Regions	p. 62
Freshwater	p. 66
Oceans	p. 70
Coasts and Coral Reefs	p. 74
Urban Areas	p. 78
The Animal Kingdom	p. 82
Mammals	p. 84
Mammals	p. 86
Egg-Laying Mammals	p. 90
Marsupials	p. 91
Insectivores	p. 102
Bats	p. 108
Flying Lemurs	p. 114
Elephant-Shrews	p. 114
Tree Shrews	p. 115
Primates	p. 116
Prosimians	p. 118
Monkeys	p. 122
Apes	p. 132
Anteaters and Relatives	p. 138
Pangolins	p. 140
Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas	p. 141
Rodents	p. 144
Squirrel-like rodents	p. 146
Mouselike rodents	p. 150
Cavylike rodents	p. 157
Cetaceans	p. 160
Baleen whales	p. 162
Toothed whales	p. 166
Carnivores	p. 178
Dogs and relatives	p. 180
Bears	p. 188
Raccoons and relatives	p. 194
Mustelids	p. 196
Civets and relatives	p. 204
Hyenas and aardwolf	p. 206
Cats	p. 208
Seals and Sealions	p. 216
Elephants	p. 220
Aardvark	p. 222
Hyraxes	p. 222
Dugong and Manatees	p. 223
Hoofed Mammals	p. 224
Horses and relatives	p. 226
Rhinoceroses	p. 228
Tapirs	p. 231
Pigs	p. 232
Hippopotamuses	p. 234
Camels and relatives	p. 236
Deer	p. 238
Pronghorn	p. 241
Giraffe and okapi	p. 242
Cattle and relatives	p. 244
Mammals in Danger	p. 257
Birds	p. 258
Birds	p. 260
Ostrich	p. 264
Rheas	p. 264
Cassowaries and Emus	p. 265
Kiwis	p. 265
Tinamous	p. 265
Penguins	p. 266
Loons	p. 268
Grebes	p. 268
Albatrosses and Petrels	p. 270
Pelicans and Relatives	p. 272
Herons and Relatives	p. 277
Flamingos	p. 280
Waterfowl	p. 282
Birds of Prey	p. 286
Gamebirds	p. 295
Cranes and Relatives	p. 298
Waders, Gulls, and Auks	p. 302
Pigeons	p. 309
Sandgrouse	p. 310
Parrots	p. 311
Cuckoos and Turacos	p. 315
Owls	p. 316
Nightjars and Frogmouths	p. 321
Hummingbirds and Swifts	p. 323
Mousebirds	p. 326
Trogons	p. 326
Kingfishers and Relatives	p. 327
Woodpeckers and Toucans	p. 332
Passerines	p. 336
Birds in Danger	p. 361
Reptiles	p. 362
Reptiles	p. 364
Tortoises and Turtles	p. 366
Tuataras	p. 375
Snakes	p. 376
Boas, pythons, and relatives	p. 378
Colubrids	p. 385
Elapids	p. 391
Vipers	p. 394
Blind and thread snakes	p. 399
Lizards	p. 400
Iguanas and relatives	p. 402
Geckos and snake-lizards	p. 409
Skinks and relatives	p. 412
Anguimorph lizards	p. 418
Amphisbaenians	p. 423
Crocodiles and Alligators	p. 424
Reptiles in Danger	p. 427
Amphibians	p. 428
Amphibians	p. 430
Newts and Salamanders	p. 432
Caecilians	p. 439
Frogs and Toads	p. 440
Amphibians in Danger	p. 457
Fishes	p. 458
Fishes	p. 460
Jawless Fishes	p. 464
Cartilaginous Fishes	p. 465
Sharks	p. 466
Skates and rays	p. 475
Bony Fishes	p. 478
Fleshy-finned fishes	p. 480
Primitive ray-finned fishes	p. 481
Bony-tongued fishes	p. 482
Tarpons and eels	p. 483
Herrings and relatives	p. 486
Catfishes and relatives	p. 488
Salmon and relatives	p. 493
Dragonfishes and relatives	p. 500
Lanternfishes and relatives	p. 501
Cod and anglerfishes	p. 502
Spiny-rayed fishes	p. 505
Fishes in Danger	p. 521
Invertebrates	p. 522
Invertebrates	p. 524
Sponges	p. 528
Cnidarians	p. 529
Flatworms	p. 533
Segmented Worms	p. 534
Roundworms	p. 535
Minor Phyla	p. 536
Mollusks	p. 538
Arthropods	p. 546
Insects	p. 548
Centipedes and millipedes	p. 578
Crustaceans	p. 579
Sea-spiders	p. 585
Horseshoe crabs	p. 585
Arachnids	p. 586
Echinoderms	p. 594
Invertebrate Chordates	p. 596
Invertebrates in Danger	p. 597
Glossary	p. 598
Index	p. 602
Acknowledgments	p. 624
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