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Eastern small-footed bat Townsend's big-eared bat Western mastiff bat Pocketed free-tailed bat Mexican free-tailed bats Ghost-faced bat California leaf-nosed bat. The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
It is named after its original editor in chief, Bernhard Grzimek (pronounced [ˈɡʒɪmɛk]). [1] Originally the encyclopedia was published as a 13-volume set in German under the name Grzimeks Tierleben (Grzimek's Animal Life) in 1967–1972; it was translated into English in 1972–75.
This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States , St. Pierre and Miquelon , Canada , Greenland , Bermuda , Mexico , Central America , and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants .
This episode reveals how mammals developed from tiny nocturnal forest dwellers to the dominant form of life on the planet following the death of the dinosaurs. David explains how the meteoric rise of mammals led to an astounding diversity of life and laid the foundations for the ascent of man.
The content is presented as a series of questions pertaining to the subject of the particular chapter of the books. Amid the questions, pictures and photographs, there are details from established comic strips and complete comic strips, occasionally with its dialogue adjusted to the chapter's theme.
Edited by Herbert S. Zim and Vera Webster, the books were written by experts in their field and featuring realistic color illustrations. Intended for primary and secondary school level readers, the first books were field guides illustrated by James Gordon Irving , with such titles as Birds (1949), Insects (1951), and Mammals (1955).
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference is a standard reference work in mammalogy giving descriptions and bibliographic data for the known species of mammals. It is now in its third edition, published in late 2005, which was edited by Don E. Wilson and DeeAnn M. Reeder.
The Life Nature Library is a series of 25 hardbound books published by Time-Life between 1961 and 1965, with revisions to 1968. It has been translated from English into eight languages and sold in 90 countries. [1]