Unrivaled In Its Breadth and visual impact, this unique guides set out to illustrate, describe, and explain the incredible range of creatures that make up the animal kingdom.

   EXCEPTIONAL COVERAGE:
This authoritative volume stars with a clear introduction to the animal world, examining the reasons for the apparently infinite variety of animal forms and the major evolutionary developments. Animal anatomy, life cycles and the principles of the classification are also explored. This is followed by a superbly illustrated survey of world habitats, showing how animals have adapted to each environment, and the threats that face both wildlife and plants today. The main part of the book, an up-to-date and comprehensive animal catalog looks in detail at each major group and provides fascinating profiles of over 2,000 individual species.

- Introduction
- Habitats
- The Animal kKngdom
- Mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Amphibians
- Fishes
- Invertebrates
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