Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0756686776 ISBN 13: 9780756686772

Publisher: Dk Pub, 2011

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2011 08 Pages: 632 in Publisher: Dk Pub The natural world is a dynamic place and our understanding of it is forever growing and changing Full Since Animal was first published in. 2001 the African elephant has been reclassified into two species. a cat-sized rat has been discovered in Papua New Guinea. the only plant-eating spider has been found in Central America. a bird-eating fanged frog has been located in Vietnam. and more than 1.250 new species of amphibians have been identified.Fully revised and updated to take into account the latest scientific discoveries and developments. more than fifty new species. and changes to the distribution. population numbers. and conservation status of many animal groups. Animal ings together the expertise of natural history specialists and outstanding wildlife photographers to illustrate. describe. and explain the incr...

About this title

Review:

"Truly a definitive guide to animals of all kinds." -- MetroFamily Magazine

About the Author:

Editors-in-Chief: Don E. Wilson is the senior scientist at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

David Burnie has written or contributed to over 140 books and multimedia titles. He is a fellow of the Zoological Society of London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dk Pub
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0756686776
• ISBN 13: 9780756686772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 632
• Editor: Burnie David, Wilson Don E.