Macdonald, David W

Describes the smallest and most widespread of the wild dog family, its evolution, habitat, and behavior.

Provides an overview of over 5,000 of the world's mammals and includes over 800 full-color illustrations. Contains locator maps, hundreds of feature articles, factfiles, scientific and common names for all species, a glossary, a comprehensive index, and a bibliography.

A guide to the world's wild mammals, presenting overviews of each order or groups of orders; featuring accounts of individual species, groups of closely related species, or families of species; providing sidebars that offer insights into the social organization, foraging, breeding biology, and conservation of specific species; and including photo stories of animals in the wild.