200 million years ago Morganucodon took the final step away from its reptile ancestors to parent all the incredible creatures we now know as mammals - including ourselves. The Ultimate Book of Mammals brings this cast of thousands together so you can meet everyone from the polar bear to the tree kangaroo, the chipmunk to the killer whale. Each mammal is the way it is because it has to adapt to survive in its environment - whether it runs fast or has a thick skin to deter predators, can survive days without water or has evolved for extreme cold or heat. This book takes you on a world tour through each main habitat on each continent, introducing the key mammal residents as you go . Beautifully photographed which captures our mammal cousins in their natural habitats.
200 million years ago Morganucodon took the final step away from its reptile ancestors to parent all the incredible creatures we now know as mammals - including ourselves. The Ultimate Book of Mammals brings this cast of thousands together so you can meet everyone from the polar bear to the tree kangaroo, the chipmunk to the killer whale. Each mammal is the way it is because it has to adapt to survive in its environment - whether it runs fast or has a thick skin to deter predators, can survive days without water or has evolved for extreme cold or heat. This book takes you on a world tour through each main habitat on each continent, introducing the key mammal residents as you go . Beautifully photographed which captures our mammal cousins in their natural habitats.