The life of mammals
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Author
Publication
2002 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivelifeofmammals0000atte
- ISBN-100691113246
- ISBN-139780691113241
- Library of Congress Control Number2002106846
- OCLC Control Number50926408
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780691113241
- Open LibraryOL3573544M
Classifications
- DDC599
- LCCQL703 .A77 2002
- LCCQL703.A77 2002
Description
"Published in conjunction with a ten-part television series that will air on the Discovery Channel, The Life of Mammals brings us nose-to-nose with mammals in all of their beauty and immense variety. Renowned naturalist, writer, and filmmaker David Attenborough treks across every continent and kind of terrain to introduce us to such unusual and evolutionarily successful creatures as the Patagonian opossum, the Canadian pygmy shrew, the Alpine marmot, and the Malaysian sun bear. We meet slow-moving, algae-covered sloths. We enter a pack of African wild dogs, seeing how their division of labor enables them to provide protection and food to pups, mothers, and old dogs. We learn about the navigation systems of bats and find out why Borneo's colugo is a superior glider to a flying squirrel. Along the way, Attenborough considers how evolution has shaped mammalian habits, leading herbivorous sea cows to take to the water and humans to commence agriculture.". "Containing more than 200 color photographs, this is a book that will gratify anyone intrigued by the natural world and the animals that inhabit it."--BOOK JACKET.
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