Wildlife of the world /
Smithsonian : wildlife of the world
contributors Jamie Ambrose [and nine others].
- First American edition.
- New York DK Publishing 2015
- 480 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm
Includes index.
Animal habitats. Forests ; Grasslands ; Extreme environments ; Aquatic environments -- North America. Peaks and prairies ; Canadian Arctic ; Yellowstone ; Central great plains ; Sierra Nevada ; Mojave Desert ; Florida Everglades -- Central and South America. Land of the jaguar ; Costa Rican rainforest ; Andean yungas ; Amazon rainforest ; The Pantanal ; Andean altiplano ; Argentine pampas ; Galapagos Islands -- Europe. Plains and peninsulas ; Norwegian fjords ; Scottish highlands ; The Camargue ; Tagus Valley ; The Alps ; Bavarian Forest -- Africa. A sunbaked land ; Ethiopian highlands ; Great Rift Valley lakes ; Serengeti savannas ; Congo basin ; Okavango Delta ; Kalahari Desert ; Madagascan dry forests -- Asia. Land of extremes ; Arabian highlands ; Terai-Duar savannas ; Eastern Himalayas ; Upper Yangtze forests ; Gobi Desert ; Nihonkai Montane forest ; Bornean rainforest ; Sulu-Sulawesi seas -- Australasia. The red continent ; New Guinea Montane forest ; North Australia savannas ; Great Sandy-Tanami Desert ; East Australian forests ; Great Barrier Reef ; New Zealand mixed forest -- Antarctica. Land of ice and snow ; Southern Ocean islands ; Antarctic Peninsula -- The animal kingdom.
Profiles over four hundred animals from around the world, discussing their habitat, physical characteristics, and challenges they face. --