Mammal Anatomy: An Illustrated GuideThis comprehensive reference guide on mammal anatomy includes animals ranging from chimpanzees to zebras. Arranged alphabetically, each article ranges from 16-24 pages and begins with a family tree taxonomy, discussion of related animals, and an overview of featured body systems. Sidebars and boxes highlight interesting facts, glossary, an index, and resources for further study conclude this meticulously illustrated book. |
Contents
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DOLPHIN | 24 |
ELEPHANT | 44 |
GIRAFFE | 64 |
GRAY WHALE | 82 |
GRIZZLY BEAR | 104 |
HUMAN | 124 |
MANATEE | 184 |
SEAL | 202 |
SQUIRREL | 218 |
WOLF | 234 |
ZEBRA | 256 |
GLOSSARY | 276 |
RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY | 281 |
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African savanna elephant animals artery Asian elephants backbone baleen whales blubber body bones brain breathe called canines carnivores caudal cells cetaceans chimpanzee Chordates Circulatory and respiratory CLOSE-UP COMPARE CONNECTIONS Digestive and excretory digits dolphins dorsal dugong ears excretory systems External anatomy eyes feed feet female flippers FOCUS forelimbs GENUS AND SPECIES giraffe giraffe's gray whale gray wolf grizzly bear hairs head heart hind legs hind limbs human incisors intestine kangaroos kidneys land mammals lion lower jaw lungs male mammary glands manatee mate mouth move movement muscles Muscular system nasal neck nerve nervous system neurons notochord organs oxygen penis Placental mammals Plains zebra predators prey primates relatively Reproductive system respiratory systems seals sensory sirenians Skeletal system skeleton skin skull sperm spinal cord spine squirrels stomach surface swimming tail teeth tissue toes toothed whales trunk uterus vertebrae West Indian manatee wolf wolves