Walker's mammals of the world

摘要: From aardwolves and bandicoots to yapoks zorillas, Ernest P. Walker's Mammals of the World is most comprehensive-the pre-eminent-reference work on mammals. Now, completely revised updated, this fascinating guide better than ever. Providing a complete account every genus mammal in all historical time, sixth edition 25 percent longer its predecessor. Of previous generic accounts, 95 have been substantively modified, there are 80 new ones-among them, three remarkable, large ungulates recently discovered forests Indochina. New also full woolly mammoth, now known survived until less 4,000 years ago. Each section book describes one includes facts such as scientific common names, number distribution species, measurements physical traits, habitat, locomotion, daily seasonal activity, population dynamics, home range, social life, reproduction, longevity. Textual summaries present accurate, well-documented descriptions characteristics living habits mammals part world. As last two editions, names distributions species listed systematic order. These lists cross-checked ensure coverage comprehensive Smithsonian guide, Mammal Species World. Facts biology brought together from more 2,700 newly cited references, nearly published decade. Also latest data longevity, fur harvests, numbers wild captivity, conservation status. The records official classifications subspecies massive 1996 IUCN Red List Threatened Animals. illustrations-more 1,700-include virtually mammal. Among them pictures by noted wildlife photographers Leonard Lee Rue III, Bernhard Grzimek, David Pye, Warren T. Houck. pictured here for first time include just-discovered giant muntjac deer Viet Nam, rodent only Solomon Islands, fruit bat whose male suckles young, an extremely rare web-footed tenrec Madagascar. Since publication 1964, has become favorite natural world general readers well invaluable resource professionals. This represents half century scholarship-Ernest Walker himself devoted thirty original project-and remains true vision, smoothly combining thorough scholarship with popular, readable style preserve enhance what Washington Post called "a landmark zoological literature."