Foreword Animals in danger Animal kingdom What is an animal? Animal behavior An animal's life cycle World habitats Animals in danger Mammals What is a mammal? Marsupials Flying mammals Insect eaters Bats Listening bats Primates New world, old world The unique gelada Apes Prosimian primates Rodents A world of rodents Beaver engineers Whales and dolphins A world of whales Mother and calf Dolphin communication Dogs Born for the cold! Bears Saving giant pandas Cats Lion teamwork A world of cats Playing to survive Weasels and their relatives At home with sea otters Civets and relatives Seals and sea lions I am the walrus Elephants Elephant family Dugong and manatees Horses and zebras Giraffe and okapi Rhinoceroses Battling hippos Camels and relatives Deer Cattle and antelope Wildebeest migration Birds What is a bird? A world of birds Birds of a feather Birds of prey Bald eagle Silent owls Gamebirds Seabirds and shorebirds Penguins The wandering albatross Pelicans and relatives Waterbirds Migration: Snow geese Kingfishers and relatives Flamingos Herons and relatives Parrots Hummingbirds Woodpeckers and toucans Amazing nests Perching birds Starlings A world of eggs Reptiles What is a reptile? Reptile birthday Tortoises and turtles Snakes Lizards Chameleons Geckos, skinks, and others Iguanas, monitors, and relatives Crocodiles and alligators Amphibians What is an amphibian? Salamanders and newts Frogs and toads Marine toad Poison dart frogs Frogs and toads Fish What is a fish? A world of sharks The big-headed hammerhead Killer sharks? Skates and rays Bony fish Schools Fishing for prey Giant grouper Deep-sea fish Spawning salmon Invertebrates What is an invertebrate? Sponges Sea anemones Jellyfish Corals Worms Mollusks Slugs and snails Octopuses and squid A world of shells Arthropods Dragonflies and damselflies Stick and leaf insects Grasshoppers and crickets Mantids Cockroaches Bugs Treehoppers A world of beetles Wetas Ants Termites Bees and wasps Flies Butterflies and moths Moths and butterflies Scorpions Spiders Spider silk Crustaceans Spider crabs Centipedes and millipedes Echinoderms Glossary
