International Wildlife EncyclopediaThis twenty-two volume set presents the appearance and behavior of thousands of species of animals along with species population and prospects for survival in a arranged alphabetically and easy-to-read format. |
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ALTERNATIVE NAME American robin animals Atlantic beetles birds body BREEDING Age breeding interval breeding season brown Caspian seal coast color crustaceans DIET DISTINCTIVE FEATURES DISTRIBUTION feed feet female fish fur seals GENUS AND SPECIES HABITAT hatch inches insects larvae LENGTH Head live male mating migrate mouth nest North northern number of eggs number of young Ocean ORDER FAMILY pigeons plankton polyps predators prey pups right whale ringed seal ringtail roach roadrunner robber crabs rock doves rock wallaby roe deer Ross seals ruff sailfish sakis salp sand dollars sand eel sand grouse sand lizards sandpiper sapsucker sawfish sawfly scallop scaly-tailed squirrel scarab scorpions screamer sea cucumbers sea firs sea hares sea horse sea lilies sea lions sea moth sea mouse sea otter sea pens sea slugs seabirds shell South southern SPAN STATUS Common surface swim tail tentacles trees underparts usually wings