This book describes the anatomy of many animal species and explains how their bodies work to help them survive.
General Note
"Why and how animals do the things they do."--Cover.
Includes index.
Content Note
Body basics - Soft-bodied animals - Shells and cases - Exoskeletons - Bony skeletons - Skin - Fur and hair - Feathers - Scales - Animals on the move - Creeping and sliding - Moving on legs - Jumping and climbing - Gliding - Flying - Swimming and diving - Borers and burrowers - Life support - Breathing and circulation - Nerves and brains - Temperature control - Keeping clean - Animal rhythms - Migration - Surviving extremes - Animal diets - Fuel for living - Grazing and browsing - Feeding at flowers - Eating fruit and seeds - Omnivores - Filter-feeders - Scavengers and recyclers - Hunters and hunted - Solitary hunters - Hunting together - Traps and tricks - Feeding on blood - Camouflage and mimicry - Stings and venom - Animal armor - Emergency escapes - Senses - Eyesight - Hearing - Seeing with sound - Taste and smell - Touch and motion - Special senses - Keeping in contact - Signaling by sight - Calls and songs - Signals in scent - Staying in touch - Attracting a mate - Pairing up - Animal families - Starting life - Changing shape - Building a home - Parental care - Instinct and learning - Living together - The animal world - Animal evolution - Invertebrates - Mollusks - Arthropods - Insects - Fish - Amphibians - Reptiles - Birds - Mammals.