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Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals Around the World

Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals Around the World

Review Quotes: "In her fifth "Anatomy Series" title (after Ocean Anatomy), popular illustrator, author and columnist Rothman provides attractive, interest-pulling samples of information on many living things and aspects of...

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Review Quotes:
"In her fifth "Anatomy Series" title (after Ocean Anatomy), popular illustrator, author and columnist Rothman provides attractive, interest-pulling samples of information on many living things and aspects of their anatomy...Readers of all ages and all levels of education will be drawn to the author's simple yet charming illustrations and to the book's snippets of information. This book, more than many like it, will entice readers to consult it over and over, consistently finding new information each time they do. Highly recommended for all libraries."
-- Library Journal

Brief Description:
"In Wildlife Anatomy, the latest entry in Julia Rothman's series of Anatomy books, Rothman captures the excitement and distinctive attributes of wild animals around the world. The book is packed with hundreds of her charming, original illustrations, detailing the unique features of animals of the rainforest, desert, grasslands, oceans, and much more. From lions, bears, and zebras to monkeys, mongoose, bats, elephants, giraffes, hippos, and much more, Rothman's visual guide covers all the key features, right down to the anatomy of a lion's claw and a wild horse's hoof"--

Table of Contents:
Introduction

1 The World Over
Everything Is an Ecosystem
Deciduous Forests
Rainforests
Deserts
Grasslands
Wetlands
Oceans
Vertebrates
Invertebrates
A Food Web
Types of Eaters
Generalists and Specialists
Marvelous Marsupials
Invasion of the Eco-Snatchers

2 Tooth and Claw
About Teeth
Looks like a Lion, Eats like an Antelope
Anatomy of a Claw
Some Spectacular Claws
Hunting Tactics
Pride of Place
Asiatic Lion vs. African Lion
The Misunderstood Hyena
Apex Predators
When Is a Panther Not a Panther?
Tiger by the Tail
The Charming Cheetah
Seeing Spots
Jaguarundi
Fossa
Bears of the World
Not a Bear: The Wolverine
Animals That Fish for Their Supper
A Different Kind of Fisher
Small but Mighty
Anatomy of a Tarantula
Big Fish with Big Teeth
The Eyes of Eagles
Anatomy of an Owl
Crocodile vs. Alligator
Killer Lizards
A Wake of Vultures

3 Have You Herd?
Predator vs. Prey
Okapi and Gerenuk
Anatomy of a Giraffe
Horns
Spectacular Antlers
The Antelope
Anatomy of a Hoof
Anatomy of a Zebra
Wild Horses and Wild Asses
The Curious Case of the Pronghorn Antelope
Grazing vs. Browsing
Musk Oxen
Bison
Cape Buffalo
A Bit about Elephants
African Elephant vs. Asian Elephant
Elephant Namesakes
Hip, Hip, Hippo-ray
The Hoatzin
Oxpeckers and Cattle Egrets
Llama and Alpaca
Guanaco and Vicuna
Anatomy of a Camel

4 Social Networks
Primate Populations
Apes
Catarrhines
Platyrrhines
The Red-shanked Douc Langur
Marmosets and Tamarins
Social Grooming
A Few Pinnipeds
Banded Mongoose
Meerkat
Anatomy of a Flamingo
Naked Mole Rat
Go to Bat
Going to the Dogs
Feeling Foxy

5 Built from the Ground Up
The Landlords
European Badger
Insect Architecture
Spider Webs
Feather Your Nest
Burrowing Birds
Nature's Engineers
Making Furniture

6 Weird and Wonderful
The Astonishing Octopus
Some Very Big Birds
Playful as a Platypus
Star-Nosed Mole
Anatomy of an Armadillo
Other Armored Mammals
Aardvarks Are So Old
Look Up in the Sky
Black and White All Over
Birds-of-Paradise
Capybara
Anteater
The Curious Chameleon
Chinese Giant Salamander
Axolotl
Purple Frog
Other Colorful Frogs
Snaking Along
Panda Particulars
Sloths

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Biographical Note:

Julia Rothman is a highly acclaimed contemporary illustrator and author of many best-selling books, including Nature Anatomy, Farm Anatomy, Ocean Anatomy, Food Anatomy, Nature Anatomy Notebook, Wildlife Anatomy, and Insect Anatomy. Her illustrated column, Scratch, ran for five years in the Sunday New York Times. Clients for her illustrations and pattern designs include Target, the Washington Post, MTA Arts & Design, and more. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.



Publisher Marketing:
Bestselling author/illustrator Julia Rothman shares a delightfully illustrated guide to all the beasts of the wild, from lions, tigers, and bears to musk oxen, monkeys, elephants, giraffes, foxes, badgers, bats, crocodiles, owls, flying squirrels and much, much more.

Julia Rothman's series of Anatomy books are beloved by children and adults alike. In Wildlife Anatomy, Rothman captures the excitement and distinctive attributes of wild animals around the world. The book is packed with hundreds of her charming, original illustrations, detailing the unique features of animals of the rainforest, desert, grasslands, oceans, and much more. From lions, bears, and zebras to monkeys, mongoose, bats, elephants, giraffes, hippos, and much more, Rothman's visual guide covers all the key features, right down to the anatomy of a lion's claw and a wild horse's hoof. All the illustrations are accompanied by labels, intriguing facts, and identifying details, such as: When is a Panther Not a Panther? and What Makes Aardvarks So Odd? Rothman's characteristic combination of curiosity and an artist's eye makes this wildlife treasury rich and full, and promises new discoveries every time it's opened.

Review Citations:

  • Library Journal 02/01/2023 pg. 96 (EAN 9781635863888, Paperback) - *Starred Review

Contributor Bio:Rothman, Julia

Julia Rothman is an illustrator, pattern designer, and author. Her illustrated column, Scratch, is featured biweekly in the Sunday New York Times. Clients include Target, the Washington Post, MTA Arts & Design, and more. Rothman has authored, coauthored, and illustrated twelve books, including Ocean Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, Farm Anatomy, Food Anatomy, and Nature Anatomy Notebook. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.




Author: Rothman, Julia
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2023-04-04
BISAC: Nature|Animals|Wildlife|Nature|Ecosystems & Habitats|Forests & Rainforests|Art|Individual Artists|General|Science|Life Sciences|Anatomy & Physiology
Subjects: Anatomy, Comparative|Animals|Adaptation|Behavior
Weight: 1.32 lbs
ISBN: 9781635863888
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781635863888

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