THE KINGFISHER ILLUSTRATED ANIMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

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The Kingfisher Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia is a breathtaking safari through the animal kingdom.It covers over 2,000 animals, from the tiniest protozoa to the mightiest mammal, spanning the Earth, pole to pole. Comprehensive yet easy-to-use, it will absorb,inform and fascinate children and adults alike. With hundreds of dramatic photographs and illustrations,this mine of information is a captivating and indispensable reference book for the whole family.

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INTRODUCTION CLASSIFICATION SIMPLE ANIMALS CNIDARIANS FLATWORMS AND ROUNDWORMS SEGMENTED WORMS MOLLUSCS CHITONS AND TUSK SHELLS GASTROS BIVALVES CEPHALOS ARACHNIDS SPIDERS SCORPIONS, TICKS AND MITES SEA SPIDERS AND HORSESHOE CRABS CRUSTACEANS CRABS CENTIPEDES AND MILLIPEDES INSECTS WINGLESS INSECTS LICE, THRIPS AND WEBSPINNERS DRAGONFLIES, MAYFLIES AND STonEFLIES SRASSHOPPERS, KATYDIDS AND CRICKETS STICK INSECTS, MANTISES AND COCKROACHES TERMITES AND EARWIGS TRUE BUGS LACEWINGS CADDISFLIES AND FLEAS BEETLES FLIES BUTTERFLIES MOTHS ANTS, BEES AND WASPS ECHINODERMS CHORDATES SIMPLE CHORDATES JAWLES S FISH CARTILAGINOUS FISH SHARKS SKATES, RAYS AND RABBITFISH BONY FISH LUNGFISH, BICHIRS AND BonYTONGUES HERRING AND THEIR RELATIVES SALMON AND THEIR RELATIVES BRISTLEMOUTHS AND HATCHETFISH EELS CARP AND THEIR RELATIVES CHARACINS AND THEIR RELATIVES CATFISH AND ELECTRIC EELS TOADFISH AND ANGLERFISH CODFISH AND THEIR RELATIVES LIONFISH, DORIES AND OARFISH FLYINGFISH GRUNIONS AND SEAHORSES PERCH AND THEIR RELATIVES TRIGGERFISH FLATFISH AMPHIBIANS FROGS AND TOADS SALAMANDERS AND CAECILIANS REPTILES CROCODILES AND ALLIGATORS LIZARDS AND TUATARAS SNAKES TURTLES AND TORTOISES BIRDS FLIGHTLESS BIRDS DIVERS, GREBES AND PETRELS PELICANS AND THEIR RELATIVES HERONS AND THEIR RELATIVES SWANS, GEESE AND DUCKS BIRDS OF PREY GAMEBIRDS CRANES AND THEIR RELATIVES SHOREBIRDS SKUAS, GULLS AND TERNS AUKS PIGEONS AND DOVES PARROTS OWLS NIGHTJARS AND FROGMOUTHS CUCKOOS AND THEIR RELATIVES SWIFTS AND HUMMINGBIRDS TROGONS AND MOUSEBIRDS KINGFISHERS AND THEIR RELATIVES WOODPECKERS AND TOUCANS PERCHING BIRDS MAMMALS EGG-LAYING MAMMALS MARSUPIALS ANTEATERS, ARMADILLOS, SLOTHS PANGOLINS AND AARDVARKS MOLES, HEDGEHOGS AND SHREWS FLYING LEMURS AND TREE SHREWS BATS PRIMATES RABBITS, HARES AND PIKAS RODENTS WHALES, DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES DOGS AND FOXES BEARS PANDAS AND RACCOONS MUSTELIDS GENETS CIVETS AND MonGOOSES HYENAS AND AARDWOLVES CATS SEALS SEALIONS AND MANATEES ELEPHANTS HYRAXES HORSES, RHINOCEROSES AND TAPIRS PIGS, PECCARIES AND HIPPOPOTAMUSES CAMELS AND THEIR RELATIVES DEER GIRAFFES AND OKAPIS PRonGHORNS ANTELOPES, CATTLE AND THEIR REL ATIVES GLOSSARY INDEX