National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia: 2,500 Animals with Photos, Maps, and More! (National Geographic Kids)

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Millions of visitors flock to sites across Africa to see the same animals that captivated audiences thousands of years ago. Scientists are interested in how much biodiversity there is on a global scale, given that there is still so much biodiversity to discover. Over generations, all of the species that are currently alive today have evolved unique traits that make them distinct from other species. Featuring 2,500 species and packed with stunning color photographs, amazing animal facts, maps, and more, the new National Geographic Kids Animal Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive on the market today, amazing and entertaining readers, while providing them with authoritative information about the animal kingdom. The Big Five are not Africa’s largest species (although the elephant is): They are the most difficult to find and, when legal, to hunt.

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Hunters must purchase licenses and are strictly limited to the type and number of animals they can hunt. A breeding pair is made up of two mature members of the species that are not closely related and can produce healthy offspring. The American entertainer Michael Jackson, for instance, had a menagerie that included tigers, giraffes, parrots, and, of course, his pet chimpanzee, Bubbles.

Today, the greatest amount of deforestation is occurring in tropical rainforests, aided by extensive road construction into regions that were once almost inaccessible.

National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia: 2,500 Animals with

When a species is classified as endangered, governments and international organizations can work to protect it. Habitat loss from development in the 20th century is the main reason the tree went extinct in the wild. Pollution from mining activities has also contributed to abnormalities in the sturgeon’s reproductive system. Kids love to look at animals and this book showcases more than 1,000 gorgeous color photographs as only National Geographic--the leader in wildlife photography--can.In North America, about half of the forests in the eastern part of the continent were cut down from the 1600s to the 1870s for timber and agriculture.