基本信息出版社：Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
页码：72 页
出版日期：2003年04月
ISBN：0751364762
条形码：9780751364767
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Eyewitness

内容简介 Did you know that when two bull hippos yawn at each other, they aren't actually tired, but displaying territorial ownership? Find out more intriguing facts in this comprehensive guide to the natural world of mammals. Covers everything from what separates us from other groups of species - birds, fish, spiders and insects - to the evolution of mammals over the last 200 million years.
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Using as a reference point a creature we're all familiar with--ourselves!--this photo-packed guide explores the mammalian world, including anatomy, evolution, breeding, habits and behaviours. Youngsters are introduced to the taxonomic framework, learning that while cats, monkeys and hamsters, share common ground, each possesses unique, species- defining features. A dizzying array of adaptive strategies are explored, including the hedgehog's 5,000 spines and the baby kangaroo's "epic journey to the pouch". Discover the bizarre duck-billed platypus (an early specimen was believed to be a hoax), along with pangolins, muntjacs and leaf-nosed bats. Detailed colour illustrations show the development of newborn mice and kittens, what the inside of a molehill looks like and how a chincilla cleans its fur. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.