The Lawrence Jacobsen Library
Books Received (Primate-Science/PrimateLit)

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAMMALS

Volume I
Carnivores and Sea Mammals


Volume II
Primates and Large Herbivores


Volume III
Marsupials, Insect Eaters, and Small Herbivores



Edited by
Professor David MacDonald
Assistant Editor Sasha Norris



Facts on File, Inc 2001



BACK COVER:


In three comprehensive volumes, The Encyclopedia of Mammals combines the latest developments in natural history and science
with a structure that reflects the way the subject is currently studied. The text, written by a team of advisory editors and
some of the world's top biologists, is vivid, readable, thoroughly informed, and richly enhanced with superb drawings and
photographs.


Key features include


* Locator maps that show the distribution of species
* "Animals in Close-up," hundreds of feature articles emphasizing form and function,
social behavior, and the importance of conservation
* Factfiles that present key details on individual species or groups of animals, including
diet, breeding, habitat, and life expectancy
* A listing of scientific and common names for all the species mentioned
* A Glossary that explains biological, physiological, genetic, and taxonomical terms
* Comprehensive indexes and a bibliography


Unrivaled in content and quality, The Encyclopedia of Mammals details in definitive text and more than 1,500 illustrations
every living species of mammal, including


VOLUME I:


Carnivores
* The Cat Family * The Dog Family * The Bear Family * The Raccoon Family
* Weasel and Skunk Families * Civets, Genets, and Mongooses * The Hyena Family


Sea Mammals
* Seals and Sea Lions * Whales and Dolphins * Toothed Whales
* Baleen Whales * Dugongs and Manatees


VOLUME II:


The Primates
* Monkeys and Tarsiers * Apes * Tree Shrews * Flying Lemurs


Large Herbivores
* Subungulates * Hoofed Mammals * Odd-Toed Ungulates * Even-Toed Ungulates


VOLUME III:


Small Herbivores
* Squirrel-like Rodents * Mouse-like Rodents * Cavy-like Rodents
* Lagomorphs * Elephant Shrews


Insect Eaters and Marsupials
* Insectivores * Bats * Marsupials * Monotremes


Professor David Macdonald is director of Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit and A. D. White Professor
at Cornell University. He is also a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford, chairman of the IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group,
and vice chairman of the European Society of Mammalogists. In addition to his research work, which includes more than 300
technical articles, David Macdonald is a successful author-having twice won the Natural History Author of the Year award-and
documentary filmmaker-his films Running with the Fox and Meerkats United won international prizes and his BBC1 Series The
Velvet Claw was broadcast worldwide. From a Glaswegian family, Macdonald lives with his wife and three children in
Oxfordshire, England.



CONTENTS:


Volume I:


Carnivores 2
Seals and Sea Lions 146
Whales and Dolphins: 202
Dugong and Manatees 278



Volume II:


PRIMATES 290


Why Primates Have Big Brains 302
Seeing in Color 304
Grooming and Family Life 306


* Strepsirhines 308
Typical Lemurs 310
Sportive Lemurs 314
Dwarf and Mouse Lemurs 316
Indri, Sifakas, and Woolly Lemurs 320
Aye-aye 322
Bush Babies, Lorises, and Pottos 324


* Monkeys and Tarsiers 330
Tarsiers 332
Marmosets and Tamarins 334
Capuchin-like Monkeys 344
Leafeaters of the New World 354
Guenons, Macaques, and Baboons 356
Friendships between the Sexes 360
Just Like Us? 366
A Male-Dominated Society 376
Monkeys in the Snow 378
Colobus and Leaf Monkeys 380
Why Primates Kill Their Young 392
Fruitful Cooperation 394


* Apes 396
Gibbons 398
Defense by Singing 404
Chimpanzees 406
The Bushmeat Trade 413
Gorillas 414
Orangutans 420
Last Chance for the Orang? 424


Tree Shrews 426
Colugos 432
Subungulates 434
Hoofed Mammals 454



Volume III:


Rodents 578
Lagomorphs 694
Elephant Shrews 716
Insectivores 722
Bats 754
Edentates 786
Marsupials 802
Monotremes 860



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