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Zoology: The Science of Animal Life

Ernest Ingersoll (1852 - 1946)

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

Genre(s): Life Sciences

Language: English

Keyword(s): nature (889), animals (393), science (222), birds (144), fish (30), mammals (14), reptiles (5), amphibians (5), life sciences (4), snakes (4) ... [Show full list]

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface	Larry Wilson	00:02:31
Play 01	How the Globe Was Stocked with Life	prajak	00:15:09
Play 02	The Sea a Vast Aquarium	Inkell	00:14:05
Play 03	A Chapter of Foundations	S.J. Weighed	00:08:46
Play 04	The Humblest of Animals—Sponges	Larry Wilson	00:05:16
Play 05	Flowers of the Sea	Daria Chrobok	00:18:06
Play 06	Uninvited Guests	Stacey Malcolm	00:03:09
Play 07	Dwellers Between Tide Marks	SKwanlada	00:20:43
Play 08	Builders of the Pearly Shells	baddogcathy	00:15:50
Play 09	Builders of the Pearly Shells—Continued, Part 1	baddogcathy	00:17:55
Play 10	Builders of the Pearly Shells—Continued, Part 2	Inkell	00:14:32
Play 11	Animals with Jointed Frames, Part 1	Inkell	00:12:51
Play 12	Animals with Jointed Frames, Part 2	Inkell	00:15:13
Play 13	From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 1	marisad6	00:21:04
Play 14	From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 2	marisad6	00:18:33
Play 15	From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 3	marisad6	00:13:12
Play 16	At the Doorway of the "Upper Classes"	prajak	00:09:57
Play 17	Fishes—The Aristocracy of the Waters	Inkell	00:16:08
Play 18	Sharks—The Tigers of the Sea	Inkell	00:09:26
Play 19	The Fearful Devilfish and Other Rays	Leah Emery	00:05:26
Play 20	Bony Fishes—Teleostomi	Leah Emery	00:05:39
Play 21	Modern Fishes—Teleostei	SKwanlada	00:23:56
Play 22	Amphibians—A Connecting Link	Inkell	00:10:21
Play 23	Amphibians—Continued	Inkell	00:12:41
Play 24	Reptiles—Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 1	nilzboo	00:24:46
Play 25	Reptiles—Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 2	nilzboo	00:18:44
Play 26	Reptiles—Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 3	Inkell	00:12:24
Play 27	Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 1	Inkell	00:09:37
Play 28	Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 2	quartertone	00:13:39
Play 29	Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 3	Inkell	00:11:00
Play 30	Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 4	quartertone	00:15:46
Play 31	Birds—Kings of the Air	Inkell	00:15:04
Play 32	Some Notable Water Birds	Inkell	00:14:44
Play 33	Vultures, Falcons, and Game Birds	Michele Fry	00:06:50
Play 34	From Gulls to Kingfishers	KevinS	00:07:12
Play 35	Passerine Birds	Michele Fry	00:03:58
Play 36	The Beasts of the Field—Some Primitive Types	SKwanlada	00:27:26
Play 37	The Gnawers	Ann Boulais	00:22:03
Play 38	Mammals of the Sea	Inkell	00:04:37
Play 39	The World's Herds and Flocks	Helen	00:17:41
Play 40	The World's Herds and Flocks—Continued	Inkell	00:12:58
Play 41	Some Supremely Useful Animals	Inkell	00:13:02
Play 42	Beasts of Prey—The Carnivora, Part 1	baddogcathy	00:16:22
Play 43	Beasts of Prey—The Carnivora, Part 2	baddogcathy	00:18:43
Play 44	Beasts of Prey—The Carnivora, Part 3	baddogcathy	00:16:18
Play 45	Beasts of Prey—Contnued	baddogcathy	00:22:48
Play 46	Insectivora—Hedgehogs, Moles, and Shrews	Caprice	00:06:37
Play 47	The Bats—Wing-Handed Mammals	Inkell	00:05:28
Play 48	Man's Humble Cousins	Jeremy	00:21:58

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