Nature's Wonders - Mammals (Part 1)

Author: Jiang Tao et al
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Mammals are animals that nurse their young with milk. They represent the most highly developed morphological structures and most complete physiological mechanisms in the animal kingdom. Mammals generally have fur on their bodies, which helps maintain body temperature under any environmental conditions. Therefore, they are also classified as homeothermic animals. China's Rare Animals Series introduces China's first- and second-class protected animals to young people in a richly illustrated format, based on the National Key Protected Wildlife List. This book covers a wide range of topics, contains abundant and accurate information, and makes it easy for readers to understand the distribution, characteristics, habits, and reasons for the endangered status of these animals. These animals all belong to nationally endangered or highly endangered species. Some have rare wild populations, with declining survival and reproductive abilities, and severe population decline; others are on the brink of extinction. No matter what measures humans take to save them, it may be too late, and they will eventually bid farewell to the planet they have inhabited for hundreds of thousands of years—heading toward extinction. At that time, the only way for humans to see them would be to search for their appearance and posture in pictures. Scientific research confirms that the extinction of wild species poses a greater threat to humans than any other disaster. However, wildlife resources are still disappearing at an alarming rate on Earth. Shouldn’t the “ruling class” of humanity reflect on our actions of conquering nature and altering ecological environments? The original intention behind compiling China's Rare Animals Series is to call on people to show love to nature’s creatures—the animals—and to work together to protect the Earth, protect nature, and protect our friends—the animals—so that every living being on Earth can continue to thrive and multiply endlessly.