Alderton, David

Discusses the form and function, reproduction, evolution, and distribution of crocodilians, features accounts of twenty-two species of alligators, caimans, and crocodiles, and the gharial, and includes a look at crocodilians in history, legend, and literature.

Includes species classification information.

A color-illustrated guide to daily care and health care for cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils and birds, rats and mice, chinchillas, finches, parrots, herptiles and invertebrates, and fish, which features cat and dog breed profiles and covers choosing the right pet, feeding, grooming, breeding, training, and equipment.

Presents the physical characteristics, reproduction, distribution, habitat and a variety of other information about rays, skates, chimaeras, eels, knifefish and similar fishes.

Text and illustrations look at how to care for small pets, focusing on choosing and buying, housing, feeding, and other topics.

A colorful guide for bird owners that includes advice on bird purchasing, cages and aviaries, and daily bird care, and profiles more than sixty types of finches, softbills, parrots, and other birds such as doves and pheasants.

Photographs and simple text teach young children the basics of caring for a cat, including feeding, grooming, and health care.

Examines the day-to-day life of a wide variety of wild mammals.