Zoology
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Smithsonian Institution: Animal
Presents photographs and profiles of over two thousand individual species of world animals, each with a location map and information on size, social unit, and status; and features a general introduction to animals and their habitats.
Animals
Photographs and text profile dozens of species from the animal kingdom, with information on their evolution, classification, behavior, habitats, and conservation status.
Latin Names Explained
Explains the Binominal System of classifying animals, developed by Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné during the eighteenth century, and provides the Latin names of over 4,000 species of reptiles, birds, and mammals, their meanings, and explanations of the reasoning behind the names
The Encyclopedia of Snakes
An encyclopedia of snakes, including topics such as their origin and evolution, natural habitats, defense mechanisms, feeding, reproduction, and classification.
Nature and Wildlife
Provides an overview of global warming and its effect on nature and wildlife, discussing land and water habitat loss, examining threats to plant and wildlife health, including the immune and reproductive systems of animals, migration, air and water quality, and looking at global warming as it relates to mass extinctions and biodiversity.
The Miracle of Flight
Tells how animals evolved wings and how humans triumphed over the associated physical challenges of taking to the air.
The Snake Almanac
Presents facts and photos on the physical make up, life cycle, behavior, and habitat of snakes, and includes profiles of several species.
Amphibians
This useful reference guide also includes information on the biology, physiology and evolution of amphibians, as well as chapters on Ecology and Ethology,
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