{"product_id":"walkers-mammals-of-the-world-2volume-set","title":"Walker's Mammals of the World (2-Volume Set)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom aardwolves and bandicoots to yapoks and zorillas  Ernest P. Walkers Mammals of the World is the most comprehensivethe pre-eminentreference work on mammals. Now  completely revised and updated  this fascinating guide is better than ever. Providing a complete account of every genus of mammal in all historical time  the sixth edition is 25 percent longer than its predecessor. Of the previous generic accounts  95 percent have been substantively modified  and there are 80 new onesamong them  three remarkable  large ungulates recently discovered in the forests of Indochina. New also is a full account of the woolly mammoth  now known to have survived until less than 4 000 years ago. Each section of the book describes one genus and includes facts such as scientific and common names  the number and distribution of species  measurements and physical traits  habitat  locomotion  daily and seasonal activity  population dynamics  home range  social life  reproduction  and longevity. Textual summaries present accurate  well-documented descriptions of the physical characteristics and living habits of mammals in every part of the world. As in the last two editions  the names and distributions of every species of every genus are listed in systematic order. These lists have now been cross-checked to ensure coverage of all species in the comprehensive new Smithsonian guide  Mammal Species of the World. Facts on the biology of mammals have been brought together from more than 2 700 newly cited references  nearly all published in the last decade. Also new are the latest data on reproduction  longevity  fur harvests  numbers in the wild and in captivity  and conservation status. The sixth edition also records all official classifications of every mammal species and subspecies in the massive 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. The illustrationsmore than 1 700include virtually every genus of mammal. Among them are pictures by such noted wildlife photographers as Leonard Lee Rue III  Bernhard Grzimek  David Pye  and Warren T. Houck. Mammals pictured here for the first time include the just-discovered giant muntjac deer of Viet Nam  a rodent known only from the Solomon Islands  a large fruit bat whose male suckles the young  and an extremely rare web-footed tenrec of Madagascar. Since its publication in 1964  Walkers Mammals of the World has become a favorite guide to the natural world for general readers as well as an invaluable resource for professionals. This sixth edition represents more than half a century of scholarshipErnest P. Walker himself devoted more than thirty years to the original projectand remains true to Walkers vision  smoothly combining thorough scholarship with a popular  readable style to preserve and enhance what the Washington Post called \"a landmark of zoological literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946511724597,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801857899","price":78.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801857898_a099834b-510e-4875-88f1-626611dccee4.jpg?v=1770682895","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/walkers-mammals-of-the-world-2volume-set","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}