Zoology: The Science of Animal Life

by Ernest Ingersoll

49 chapters11h 10mEnglish1922

About this book

Scientist and prolific author, Ernest Ingersoll, in this book gives as an overview of animal life. Included here are descriptions of sea life, "Builders of the Pearly Shells," "Animals with Jointed Frames" insects, fish and sharks, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and the panoply of mammals. This is written with sound science in an accessible style. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Chapters (48)

1How the Globe Was Stocked with Life

909

2The Sea a Vast Aquarium

845

3A Chapter of Foundations

526

4The Humblest of Animals—Sponges

316

5Flowers of the Sea

1086

6Uninvited Guests

189

7Dwellers Between Tide Marks

1243

8Builders of the Pearly Shells

950

9Builders of the Pearly Shells—Continued, Part 1

1075

10Builders of the Pearly Shells—Continued, Part 2

872

11Animals with Jointed Frames, Part 1

771

12Animals with Jointed Frames, Part 2

913

13From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 1

1264

14From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 2

1113

15From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 3

792

16At the Doorway of the "Upper Classes"

597

17Fishes—The Aristocracy of the Waters

968

18Sharks—The Tigers of the Sea

566

19The Fearful Devilfish and Other Rays

326

20Bony Fishes—Teleostomi

339

21Modern Fishes—Teleostei

1436

22Amphibians—A Connecting Link

621

23Amphibians—Continued

761

24Reptiles—Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 1

1486

25Reptiles—Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 2

1124

26Reptiles—Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 3

744

27Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 1

577

28Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 2

819

29Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 3

660

30Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 4

946

31Birds—Kings of the Air

904

32Some Notable Water Birds

884

33Vultures, Falcons, and Game Birds

410

34From Gulls to Kingfishers

432

35Passerine Birds

238

36The Beasts of the Field—Some Primitive Types

1646

37The Gnawers

1323

38Mammals of the Sea

277

39The World's Herds and Flocks

1061

40The World's Herds and Flocks—Continued

778

41Some Supremely Useful Animals

782

42Beasts of Prey—The Carnivora, Part 1

982

43Beasts of Prey—The Carnivora, Part 2

1123

44Beasts of Prey—The Carnivora, Part 3

978

45Beasts of Prey—Contnued

1368

46Insectivora—Hedgehogs, Moles, and Shrews

397

47The Bats—Wing-Handed Mammals

328

48Man's Humble Cousins

1318

Zoology: The Science of Animal Life

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