Animal life
Record details
- ISBN: 0756639867
- ISBN: 9780756639860
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Physical Description:
512 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cm
print - Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : DK Pub. : American Museum of Natural History, 2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | What is an animal? -- Evolution -- Animal history -- Classification -- Animal groups. Invertebrates ; Arthropod groups ; Arthropods ; Vertebrate groups ; Fish groups ; Fishes ; Amphibian groups ; Amphibians ; Reptile groups ; Reptiles ; Bird groups ; Birds ; Mammal groups ; Mammals -- Skeletons and muscles. Water skeletons ; Horny skeletons ; Chalky skeletons ; Bony skeletons -- Movement. Walking and running ; Climbing, leaping, and jumping ; Burrowing, slithering, and sliding ; Flying and gliding ; Swimming -- Body coverings. Skin ; Scales ; Feathers ; Fur, hair, and bristles -- Body systems. Breathing ; Circulation ; Digestion ; Fluids and temperature control ; Brains, nerves, and hormones -- Senses. Touch and vibration ; Taste and smell ; Vision ; Hearing ; Echolocation ; Electricity and magnetism -- Living space. Home ranges and territories ; Migration ; Animal architects -- Hunting and feeding. Feeding on plants ; Omnivores ; Predation ; Scavenging ; Feeding partnerships -- Defense. Weapons and threats ; Camouflage and deception ; Group defense -- Sex and reproduction. Reproducing without a mate ; Finding a mate ; Sexual rivalry ; Courtship ; Mating -- Birth and development. Life stories ; Raising young ; Play and learning -- Society -- Communication. Pheromones and smell ; Visual signals ; Sound ; Touch, vibration, electricity -- Intelligence. |
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Homer Public Library | 591.5 ANI (Text) | 000104474 | Nonfiction | Available | - |