Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, Volume 13Gale proudly presents the first completely revised and updated version of this acclaimed set in 30 years. Some reviewers call Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia the best reference work on animals ever published. Others call it the legacy left to us by famed zoologist and animal lover, Bernhard Grzimek. The accolades and praise go on for the newest addition to Gale's line of reference titles. The original 13-vol. set, published in Germany in the late 1960s, is internationally renowned for its scientific reporting, coverage and illustrations, and serves as a major point of reference for researchers and students studying the animal kingdom. Thorough articles familiarize readers with animals found everywhere on the globe, detailing their life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology and much more. Staying true to the original scientific pedigree, Gale enlisted prominent advisors and contributors from the international scientific community to incorporate recent developments in the animal world. Our new editions of Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia are sure to serve the needs of students at every academic level.While Gale strives to replicate print content, some content may not be available due to rights restrictions.Call your Sales Rep for details. |
Contents
Order XENARTHRA | 147 |
Order INSECTIVORA | 193 |
Golden moles | 216 |
Copyright | |
15 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Africa animals anteater areas armadillos Australia bandicoot BEHAVIOR birth body length Bruce Coleman burrows caves Chiroptera claws colonies color colugos COMMON NAMES English COMMON NAMES French CONSERVATION STATUS Crocidurinae DISTRIBUTION dorsal ears echolocation ECOLOGY AND DIET Endangered Erinaceidae extinct FEEDING ECOLOGY females foraging forearm length forest fruit bat Genus German Germany Dr gestation golden mole gray groups Guinea gymnures habitat Head and body hedgehog horseshoe bat HUMANS None known insectivores insects islands IUCN litter Lower Risk/Near Threatened lowland males Mammals membrane moustached bat Natalus Noctilio nocturnal northern Nycteris occur Photo PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Head polygynous populations possum prey Pteropodinae Pteropus rainforest range Reproduced by permission REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY Rhinolophus roost SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS sloths snout solenodon Soricinae South southern species STATUS Not threatened SUBFAMILY tail length TAXONOMY tenrec Tenrecidae Thyroptera tree shrew tropical University Press Vespertilioninae Vulnerable weight wings young Zoological НАВІТАТ