Mammal
Explores the world of mammals, including their anatomy, where they live, what they eat, and how they communicate.
| Main Author: | Green, Jen. |
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| Other Authors: | Burnie, David. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. : [Mountain View, Calif.] :
DK ; Google,
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
| Series: |
E.guides.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- World of mammals
- What are mammals?
- Origin of mammals
- Evolution and diversification
- Mammal groups
- Mammal skeletons
- Skin and hair
- Inside mammals
- Rain forest mammals
- Woodland mammals
- Grassland mammals
- Desert dwellers
- Polar and mountain mammals
- Marine mammals
- Freshwater mammals
- Bats and gliders
- Sight and hearing
- Smell, taste, and touch
- Feeding
- Chiselers and gnawers
- Grazers and browsers
- Insect-eaters
- Carnivores
- Avoiding attack
- Omnivores and opportunists
- Courtship and mating
- Placental mammals
- Pouched mammals
- Monotremes
- Early life
- Growing and learning
- Intelligence
- Primates
- Group life
- Communication
- Territories
- Homes
- Migration
- Sleep cycles
- Humans and mammals
- Conservation.