Are you interested in learning more about marine animals?
This book covers two large groups: mammals and reptiles.
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We are more familiar with land animals, quite naturally, because that is where humans live. Marine environments may not be as familiar to most people, but they do contain as great a diversity of animals as are found on land. Marine animals can vary from tiny single celled organisms through to the largest animals on earth. Fish and crustaceans are obvious to us. There are more complex animals than fish and crustaceans though which also inhabit marine environments; including birds (e.g. seagulls and penguins), mammals and reptiles.
While the birds are never exclusively confined to the water; there are reptiles and mammals which spend almost all, or even all of their time in the water.
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Mammals
Types of Marine Mammals
Ungulates and Carnivores
Reptiles
Types of Marine Reptiles
Characteristics of Marine Reptiles
Chapter 2: Aquatic Ungulates
Order Cetacea
Habitat and distribution
Physical characteristics and physiology
Digestion
Reproduction
Behaviour
Echolocation
Significance to man
The Order Cetacea
Suborder Mysticeti (Baleen Whales)
Suborder Odontoceti (Toothed Cetaceans)
More Information about the Suborder Mysticeti (Baleen Whales)
More Information about the Suborder Odontoceti (Toothed Cetaceans)
Dolphins
Whales
The Order Sirenia
Chapter 3: Marine Carnivores
Pinnipeds
Walrus
True Seals and Fur Seals
Marine and Sea Otters
Polar Bear
Chapter 4: Marine Reptiles
Sea Turtles
Taxonomy (Classification)
Extinct Marine Turtles
Crocodiles
Differences Between Gharials, Alligators, and Crocodiles
Extinct Marine Crocodiles and Crocodile-Like Groups
Marine Lizards
Modern Marine Iguanas
Extinct Marine Lizards
Marine Snakes
File Snakes
Extinct Marine Snakes