Introduces mammals in categories such as egg-laying and pouched, insect-eaters and bats, primates, meat-eaters, grazers and browsers, burrowers and chewers, and mammals of the sea.

More than half a century ago, the naturalist Farley Mowat accepted an assignment to investigate why wolves were killing Arctic caribou. Mowat's account of the summer he lived in the frozen tundra alone – studying the wolf population and developing a deep affection for these wild creatures (who were no threat to caribou or man) – is today celebrated as a classic of nature writing, at once a tale of remarkable adventure and an indelible record of...

"Describes the characteristics, food, habitat, behavior, and extinction of sabertooth cats"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduces readers to the variety of sleeping patterns found in marine mammals.

Describes mammals that survived after the dinosaurs disappeared and how they evolved to the present day.

"Describes the characteristics, food, habitat, behavior, and extinction of woolly mammoths"-- Provided by publisher.