A Field Guide To Well Dressed Animals

In A Field Guide to Well Dressed Animals Author and noted zoologist of animalia vestido, Harold Darling explains the various classes of the dressed animal kingdom, including, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals. The author illustrates the best dressed in a variety of familia and genus, while explaining (using but two examples from many fine points, ) the biological underpinnings behind vertebrate and invertebrate preferences in dress, and the various habits in holiday dress among the mammals. This important and seminal book, A Field Guide to Well Dressed Animals is sure to become a valuable tool in the dressed animal spotter's collection and an indispensable reference work to the aficionado of animal haberdashery and fashion.

Illustrations and descriptions of the kinds of animals found in the northern hemisphere are arranged by phylum, class, order, and family and indexed by Latin and common names

A variety of artists depict smartly dressed animals from A to Z.

Text and drawings explain how to identify wild animals by the tracks and other signs they leave.

Text and drawings explain how to identify wild animals by the tracks and other signs they leave.

Step richly into an animal's world by discovering what tracks tell you of purpose, mood and individuality. Understand your animal's current behavior and choices from the context of its biology. From decades of field research and teaching tracking to thousands, expert tracker Jim Lowery leads you to confident identification of tracks and into a deeper relationship with animals and their habitat, using many examples, tips and focused notes written specifically for your field exploration. This guide features: Extensive illustrations and photos of tracks which show you speed, movement and behavior Thorough and concise "Notes for the Tracker" about the biology of each species, distilled from nearly a thousand primary sources "Track Windows" which teach you how to access each species' essence through field exploration Clear identification tips to help you make distinction between easily confused tracks and compare tracks of similar species

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