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"Now in a new edition, this landmark photographic encyclopedia of the animal kingdom is revised with new species, images, and the latest scientific knowledge. Written by 70 natural history specialists, Animal features stunning wildlife photography of more than 2,000 of the world's most important wild mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and other invertebrates. Each animal species comes with a description, photo, distribution map, and statistics, including its conservation status. But it is not just a catalogue - Animal also explains animal biology in beautiful visual detail and contains a chapter of portraits of the different types of environment that animals inhabit. Animal has been in print for more than 20 years and sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. For anyone who wants a reliable and enthralling reference, in which you can find the answers to everything - from why zebras are striped to how the sunbear got its name - this book is your essential all-encompassing guide"--Publisher's description.
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Animal, David Burnie
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- Animal
- Subtitle
- The Definitive Visual Guide
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Burnie
- Publisher
- DK Publishing
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 632
- ISBN10
- 0241569575
- ISBN13
- 9780241569573
- Series
- Definitive Visual Guides
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Science & Math, Nature, Natural sciences, References & Manuals, Animals, Encyclopedia, Biology, Science, Photography, Picture Encyclopedia, Animal Facts, Unique Illustrated Publications DK
- First published
- 2001
- Original title
- Animal
- Rating
- 4.85 out of 5
- Description
- "Now in a new edition, this landmark photographic encyclopedia of the animal kingdom is revised with new species, images, and the latest scientific knowledge. Written by 70 natural history specialists, Animal features stunning wildlife photography of more than 2,000 of the world's most important wild mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and other invertebrates. Each animal species comes with a description, photo, distribution map, and statistics, including its conservation status. But it is not just a catalogue - Animal also explains animal biology in beautiful visual detail and contains a chapter of portraits of the different types of environment that animals inhabit. Animal has been in print for more than 20 years and sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. For anyone who wants a reliable and enthralling reference, in which you can find the answers to everything - from why zebras are striped to how the sunbear got its name - this book is your essential all-encompassing guide"--Publisher's description.