Synopses & Reviews
A stunning visual celebration of the animal kingdom combining amazing giant-sized images with the latest scientific and zoological research on the natural history and conservation status of hundreds of animals From nature lovers to conservationists, wildlife watchers to budding zoologists, this visual celebration of animals is an ideal reference that will entertain, inform, and enthrall readers of all ages. Organized according to the scientific classification of animals (orders, families, genus, species), each chapter focuses on a different family of animals, starting with an introductory essay on the evolution, diversity, behavior, habitats, and conservation. Subsequent pages showcase a broad selection of the most interesting, exotic, unusual, endangered, and beautiful animals within that group. From sponges to spiny ant eaters, brine shrimps to bonobos, readers embarking on this incredible journey through the dizzying diversity, complexity, and majesty of the animal kingdom will witness some of the most astonishing wonders of the natural world in spectacular detail.
Review
"One glance at this oversized book's striking cover--a giant green eye accented with an arch of white fur feathering into browns and blacks--tells the reader that something extraordinary awaits inside . . . these magnificent pictures take us closer to the other members of the animal kingdom than we could ever come with the naked eye . . . and though the text does offer many fascinating facts and surprising insights, without even reading a word one can turn the pages and watch the story of the growing complexity and interconnectedness of life-forms unfold." —Quercus
Synopsis
Embark on an incredible journey through the dizzying diversity, complexity and majesty of the Animal Kingdom. Discover how primitive slime fungi cells coalesce and function for a time as a single animal, or witness the millions of Monarch butterflies that aggregate on trees in Mexico. Meet the Coelacanth fish thought to be extinct for millions of years, or Microcebus - the newly discovered mouse lemur and the world's smallest primate. From sponges to spiny ant eaters, brine shrimps to bonobos, Animals allows you to witness some of the most astonishing wonders of the natural world in spectacular detail.
Organised according to the scientific classification of animals (orders, families, genus, species), each chapter focuses on a different family of animals, starting with an introductory essay on the evolution, diversity, behaviour, habitats, conservation, etc. Subsequent pages showcase a broad selection of the most interesting, exotic, unusual, endangered, beautiful, specific animals within that group.
Animals combines over 350 amazing giant-sized images taken by the world's best wildlife photographers with the latest scientific and zoological research on the natural history and conservation status of hundreds of animals. From nature lovers to conservationists, wildlife watchers to budding zoologists, Animals is the ideal reference that will entertain, inform and enthrall readers of all ages.
About the Author
Keith Laidler has written and produced many films on a wide range of animals and is the author of China's Threatened Species, Pandas, River Wolf, and The Talking Ape.