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The life of mammals

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  • ""From the under-snow tunnels of Arctic lemmings to the egg nests of the bizarre Australian echidna, from the Pacific waters inhabited by sea otters and whales to the subways of major cities, this extraordinary and attractive book brings us into the homes and lives of some of earth's most fascinating animals. Published in conjunction with a ten-part television series that will air on the Discovery Channel, The Life of Mammals brings us nose-to-nose with mammals in all of their beauty and immense variety. Renowned naturalist, writer, and filmmaker David Attenborough treks across every continent and kind of terrain to introduce us to such unusual and evolutionarily successful creatures as the Patagonian opossum, the Canadian pygmy shrew, the Alpine marmot, and the Malaysian sun bear. We meet slow-moving algae-covered sloths. We enter a pack of African wild dogs, seeing how their division of labor enables them to provide protection and food to pups, mothers, and old dogs. We learn about the navigation systems of bats and find out why Borneo's colugo is a superior glider to a flying squirrel. Along the way, Attenborough considers how evolution has shaped mammalian habits, leading herbivorous sea cows to take to the water and humans to commence agriculture. Containing more than 200 spectacular color photographs, this is a book that will gratify anyone intrigued by the natural world and the animals that inhabit it. Informative, utterly absorbing, and classic Attenborough, it represents natural history at its finest."--Publisher's description."
  • "David Attenborough introduces us to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on the Earth, from the smallest - the two-inch pygmy shrew, to the largest - the blue whale. The Life of Mammals is the story of 4,000 species which have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on earth."
  • "Mammals are the most complex and diverse group of animals to ever live on Earth. The Life of Mammals surveys this group, from the tiny pygmy shrew to the enormous blue whale. As each group of animals started to specialise in feeding in a particular way, so their bodies changed to enable their survival. And that in turn lead them to modify their whole way of life."

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  • "Bildband"
  • "Einführung"
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  • "The life of mammals : the complete series"
  • "Over zoogdieren"
  • "Life of mammals"
  • "The life of mammals"
  • "The life of mammals"@en
  • "Das geheime Leben der Säugetiere"
  • "The life of mammals: the complete series, David Attenborough"@en

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