{"product_id":"smithsonian-institurion-animal-the-definitive-visual-guide-to-the-worlds-wildlife-9780756660024","title":"Smithsonian Institurion ANIMAL The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmithsonian Institurion ANIMAL The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife\u003c\/strong\u003e by David Burnie. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780756660024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal is a new expanded edition of DKs best-selling encyclopedia, published 10 years ago. It brings together the expertise of natural history specialists and outstanding wildlife photographers to illustrate, describe, and explain the incredible range of creatures in the animal kingdom.\n\nThe natural world is a dynamic place and our understanding of it is forever growing and changing. Since Animal was first published in 2001, the African elephant has been reclassified into two species, a cat-sized rat has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, the only plant-eating spider has been found in Central America, a bird-eating fanged frog has been located in Vietnam, and more than 1,250 new species of amphibians have been identified. The distribution and conservation status of many animals has changed and scientists have developed new ways to classify animal groups. The study of genes has revealed new species. For example, the Bornean clouded leopard, thought to be a subspecies of a leopard found throughout SE Asia, is quite distinct, and a species in its own right-the first new carnivore to be discovered in the 21st century (so far). This new edition of Animal also takes advantage of the major technical advances in natural history photography with the addition of some truly stunning new images.\n\nThere is a general introduction to the animal kingdom and its evolution, then each of the worlds habitats is examined in detail. The largest part of the book looks at the animals: the five vertebrate groups are reviewed, followed by the major invertebrate divisions. A comprehensive glossary and index conclude the book.\n\nTable of Contents\nPRELIMS (11PP)\nINTRODUCTION (24PP)\nWhat are animals?\nEvolution Classification and animal groups\nGene-related research\nAnatomy\nBehavior\nLife cycles\nAnimals in danger\nConservation\n\nHABITATS (52PP)\nWorld habitats\nGrasslands\nDeserts\nTropical forests\nTemperate forests\nConiferous forests\nMountains\nPolar regions\nFreshwater Oceans\nCoasts and coral reefs\nUrban areas\n\nTHE ANIMAL KINGDOM (2PP)\nDetailed and comprehensive coverage of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates, presented in taxonomic order:\n\nMAMMALS (186PP)\nEgg-laying mammals\nMarsupials\nInsectivores\nBats\nFlying lemurs\nElephant-shrews\nTree shrews Primates (prosimians, monkeys, and apes)\nAnteaters and relatives\nPangolins\nRabbits, hares, and pikas\nRodents (squirrel-like rodents, mouselike rodents, and cavylike rodents)\nCetaceans (baleen whales, toothed whales)\nCarnivores (dogs and relatives, bears, raccoons and relatives, mustelids, civets and relatives, hyenas and aardwolf, cats)\nCarnivores\nSeals and sealions\nElephants\nAardvark\nHyraxes\nDugong and manatees\nHoofed animals: (horses and relatives, rhinoceroses, tapirs, pigs, hippopotamuses, camels and relatives, deer, giraffe and okapi, cattle and relatives)\nMammals in danger\n\nBIRDS (112PP)\nOstriches\nRheas\nCassowaries and emus\nKiwis\nTinamous\nPenguins\nLoons\nGrebes\nAlbatrosses and petrels\nPelicans and relatives\nHerons and relatives\nFlamingos\nWaterfowl\nBirds of prey\nGame birds\nCranes and relatives\nWaders, gulls, and auks\nPigeons\nSandgrouse\nParrots\nCuckoos and turacos\nOwls\nNightjars and frogmouths\nHummingbirds and swifts\nMousebirds\nTrogons\nKingfishers and relatives\nWoodpeckers and toucans\nPasserines\nBirds in danger\n\nREPTILES (72PP)\nTortoises and turtles\nTuataras\nSnakes (boas, pythons, and relatives, colubrids, elapids, vipers, blind and thread snakes)\nLizards (iguanas and relatives, geckos and snake- lizards, skinks and relatives, and anguimorph lizards) Amphisbaenians\nCrocodiles and alligators\nReptiles in danger\n\nAMPHIBIANS (32PP )\nNewts and salamanders\nCaecilians\nFrogs and toads\nAmphibians in danger\n\nFISH (68PP)\nJawless fish\nCartilaginous fish (sharks, skates, and rays)\nBony fish (fleshy-finned fish, primitive ray-finned fish, bony-tongued fish, tarpons and eels, herrings and relatives, catfish and relatives, salmon and relatives, dragonfish and relatives, lanternfish and relatives, cod and anglerfish, and spiny-rayed fish)\nFish in danger\n\nINVERTEBRATES (82PP)\nSponges\nCnidarians\nFlatworms\nSegmented worms\nRound worms\nMinor phyla\nMolluscs\nArthropods (insects, centipedes and millipedes, crustaceans, sea-spiders, horseshoe crabs, arachnids)\nEchinoderms\nInvertebrate chordates\nInvertebrates in danger\n\nGLOSSARY (4PP)\nINDEX (22PP)\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS (1P)\n\nTOTAL EXTENT: 632PP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"DK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44965338578997,"sku":"ByrdShop_0756660025","price":60.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780756660024_9128f83d-1afd-41b5-8f44-1eb1ae2bf0cc.jpg?v=1781416561","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/smithsonian-institurion-animal-the-definitive-visual-guide-to-the-worlds-wildlife-9780756660024","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}