Visual Encyclopedia of Animals Book

	How to use this book	10
	Introduction	12
	Evolution	14
	Fossils	16
	Dinosaurs	18
	Vertebrates	20
	Invertebrates	22
	Mollusks	24
	Arthropods	26
	Classification	28
	Insects	30
	What is an insect?	32
	The first insects	34
	Types of insect	36
	Metamorphosis	42
	How insects move	46
	Insect senses	52
	How insects feed	56
	Courtship, birth, and growth	60
	Nests and societies	68
	Hunting and hiding	72
	Where insects live	80
	Temperate woodland	82
	Oak tree	84
	Tree canopy	86
	Woodland butterflies	88
	Tree trunks and branches	90
	Grassland and heathland	94
	Grassland insects	96
	Heathland insects	98
	Lakes and rivers	100
	Water surface insects	102
	Underwater insects	104
	Tropical forest	106
	In the canopy	108
	Nests in the canopy	110
	Brilliant butterflies	112
	Tropical butterflies	114
	Horned beetles	116
	The largest insects	118
	Stick and leaf insects	120
	Armies on the ground	122
	Deserts, caves, and soils	124
	Desert insects	126
	Cave insects	128
	Soil insects	130
	Towns and gardens	132
	Household insects	134
	Fish	142
	What is a fish?	144
	Fish anatomy	146
	Fish bones	148
	Colour for survival	150
	Skates and rays	152
	Amphibians	154
	What is an amphibian?	156
	Early amphibians	158
	Skeletons and bones	160
	Amphibian senses	162
	Tailed amphibians	164
	Reptiles	166
	What is a reptile?	168
	Reptile groups	170
	Prehistoric groups	172
	Scaly skin	176
	Cold-blooded creatures	178
	Senses	180
	Movement	182
	Courtship	186
	Nests and eggs	188
	Deadly enemies	192
	Battle for survival	194
	Living in water	198
	Chelonian anatomy	200
	Marine turtles	202
	Turtles and tortoises	206
	Crocodile anatomy	210
	Crocodiles	212
	Alligators and caimans	216
	Lizard anatomy	218
	How lizards feed	220
	The world's lizards	222
	The tuatara	230
	Snake anatomy	232
	Constrictors	234
	Colubrid snakes	240
	Venomous snakes	244
	Rear-fanged snakes	246
	Front fangs	250
	Birds	258
	What is a bird?	260
	Feathers	266
	How birds move	272
	Legs and feet	278
	Food and feeding	280
	Courtship	286
	Nests and eggs	288
	Birth and growth	294
	Migration	298
	Where birds live	300
	Cities and farmland	302
	Homes and streets	304
	Parks and gardens	306
	Fields and hedgerows	308
	Forest and woodland	310
	Deciduous woodland	312
	Coniferous forest	314
	Eucalyptus woodland	316
	Owls	318
	Rainforests	320
	Under the canopy	322
	In the treetops	324
	Parrots	326
	Rivers, lakes, and swamps	328
	Rivers and lakes	330
	Swamps and marshes	332
	Ducks	334
	Seas, cliffs, and shores	336
	Estuaries and shores	338
	Sea and cliffs	340
	Deserts and grassland	342
	Deserts	344
	Scrub and bush	346
	Grassland	348
	Mountains and moorland	350
	Mountains	352
	Moorland	354
	Eagles	356
	Polar and tundra	358
	Arctic and tundra	360
	Antarctica	362
	Penguins	364
	Mammals	366
	What is a mammal?	368
	Reproduction	370
	Birth and growth	372
	Skin and hair	374
	Senses	376
	Feeding and diet	378
	Bones and muscles	380
	Defence	382
	Mammal homes	384
	Where mammals live	386
	Woodland and forest	388
	Decidous woodland	390
	Coniferous forest	392
	Eucalyptus woodland	394
	Deer	396
	Rainforest	398
	In the trees	400
	On the forest floor	402
	Jungle apes	404
	Grassland	406
	Pampas and steppes	408
	African savanna	410
	Grassland cats	412
	Deserts	414
	Hot deserts	416
	Cold deserts	418
	Mountains and polar	420
	Arctic tundra	422
	Mountain tops	424
	Oceans and seas	426
	Polar oceans	428
	Whales and dolphins	430
	Rivers, lakes, and swamps	432
	Rivers and lakes	434
	Swamps	436
	Domestic Mammals	438
	What is a cat?	440
	Cat anatomy	442
	Cat movement	450
	Hunting	454
	Fur types	456
	What is a dog?	460
	Domestication	462
	Dog anatomy	464
	Life cycle	468
	Dog behaviour	470
	Introduction to breeds	472
	What is a horse?	474
	Main horse types	476
	Body and conformation	478
	Patterns and markings	482
	Food and diet	484
	Behaviour	486
	Uses of the horse	488
	Horses for sport and leisure	490
	Index	492