Explores the world of mammals, including their anatomy, where they live, what they eat, and how they communicate.

Includes index.

World of mammals -- What are mammals? -- Origin of mammals -- Evolution and diversification -- Mammal groups -- Mammal skeletons -- Skin and hair -- Inside mammals -- Rain forest mammals -- Woodland mammals -- Grassland mammals -- Desert dwellers -- Polar and mountain mammals -- Marine mammals -- Freshwater mammals -- Bats and gliders -- Sight and hearing -- Smell, taste, and touch -- Feeding -- Chiselers and gnawers -- Grazers and browsers -- Insect-eaters -- Carnivores -- Avoiding attack -- Omnivores and opportunists -- Courtship and mating -- Placental mammals -- Pouched mammals -- Monotremes -- Early life -- Growing and learning -- Intelligence -- Primates -- Group life -- Communication -- Territories -- Homes -- Migration -- Sleep cycles -- Humans and mammals -- Conservation.