Childrens Illustrated Animal Atlas

Mountain caracara This black-and-white bird of prey builds nests of sticks on cliff ledges in the high Andes. 33 Giant hummingbi ...

85 250 miles Leopard seal Adélie penguin This penguin is 28 in (71 cm) high and makes its nest out of stones, sometimes stealing ...

34 Africa This continent is so large and has so many different habitats, it feels as if there are several Africas, not just one. ...

The ArcticThe Arctic is the Earth’s northernmost region. Animals here must survive freezing temperatures. Ice and snow cover the ...

Sahara desert Huge, hot, and harsh, the Sahara at first seems too extreme a region for anything to survive. However, scorpions, ...

87 Arctic foxIn summer, the Arctic fox sheds its white coat, turning gray-brown so it blends in with its surroundings. Harp seal ...

A T L A N T IC O CE AN Striped hyena Also found in Asia as far as India, this nighttime hunter has teeth and jaws strong enough ...

AT LA NTIC^ OCEA N Just one yellowfin tuna can weigh up to 882 lb (400 kg), although 388 lb (176 kg) is more common. Common cutt ...

89 Just one yellowfin tuna can weigh up to 882 lb (400 kg), although 388 lb (176 kg) is more common. Common bottlenose dolphin T ...

37 N S W E Location The Sahara stretches across North Africa, from the Atlantic Ocean in the west all the way to the Red Sea in ...

90 ATLAS PICTURE QUIZ N A M E^ T HE HA BI T A T Here are some of the habitats and islands that appear in this atlas. Can you nam ...

African grey parrot The mandrill has the most colorful face in the monkey world—and a bluish-purple bottom! Mandrill HABITAT KEY ...

91 ATLAS PICTURE QUIZ Sahara desert (pages 36–37), 2. Kalahari (page 42), 3. Great Plains (page 12), 4. New Zealand (pages 80–8 ...

39 African grey parrot White-throated bee-eater The bee-eater lives in large families. It rubs bees and wasps against a hard sur ...

92 Glossary amphibians Cold-blooded animals that live both on land and in water, such as frogs and newts birds Warm-blooded anim ...

40 African lion Location Savanna covers more than half of Africa, mostly in the central and southern parts. These areas have a r ...

41 Giraffe At up to 19 ft (5.8 m) high, the giraffe is the world’s tallest land animal. Its very long neck helps it to reach aca ...

93 reptiles Cold-blooded animals covered in dry, scaly skin such as snakes, tortoises, and crocodiles scrubland Area of land cov ...

94 Niger 34, 37 Nigeria 34, 37 nightingales 55 nightjars 52 North America 8–19 North Korea 61, 69 North Pole 87 Northern Ireland ...

Growing up to 9 ft (2.8 m) tall, the ostrich is the world’s largest bird. It can’t fly, but it can outrun most of its predators. ...