Publisher Description

Forests cover a large amount of our planet and are known as the 'lungs' that provide us the oxygen that we breathe. Moreover, forests also provide vital habitats for animals, regardless of what kind of forest it is – the humid tropical jungle or the harsh boundless taiga, which stretches in the northern regions of Russia and Canada. In Forest Animals discover the many types of reptiles and rainforest animals popular across the world, from the smoky jungle frog, Costa Rica's largest frog species, to the rare Sumatran tiger, critically endangered due to deforestation of their home. Learn about a variety of animals from around the world: the tree kangaroo of Australia, the brown fish owl of Turkey and southeast Asia, the green oak tortix of Europe, commonly found in the UK and the black panther (leopard and jaguar variant) in tropical forests from Kenya to Thailand. Featuring detailed captions explaining the origins, habitat and behaviour of each fascinating species featured, Forest Animals is a vibrant photographic collection of tree-loving animals in over 200 dazzling images.

Author Biography

Julianna Photopoulos is a science writer and filmmaker. She has written for various print and online publications including New Scientist, BBC Focus magazine and Nature, and has been involved in a number of natural history documentaries for the BBC and National Geographic. As a biology graduate, she has also worked in genetics and in dolphin and whale research.

Table of Contents

ContentsAsia 1. Paradise tree snake 2. Wallace's flying frog 3. Orangutan 4. Bengal tigers 5. Red panda 6. Brown fish owl 7. Indian eagle-owl 8. Greater hog badger 9. Japanese badger 10. Yellow-throated marten 11. Sable 12. Japanese marten 13. Philippine pangolin 14. Nilgiri marten 15. Spot-bellied eagle-owl 16. Dusky eagle-owl 17. Philippine eagle-owl 18. Colugos 19. Paradise tree snake 20. Kuhl's parachute gecko 21. Flying squirrels 22. Draco lizard 23. Indian lion 24. Sumatran tiger 25. Proboscis monkey 26. Vietnamese mossy frog 27. Sri Lanka frogmouth 28. Giant katydid 29. Sulawasi babirusa 30. Pangolin 31. Tarsier 32. Reticulated python 33. Lar gibbon 34. Siamang 35. Great hornbill 36. Sambar deer 37. Binturong 38. Siberian musk deer 39. Asian long-horned beetle 40. Emerald ash borerAfrica 1. Lemurs 2. Chimpanzee 3. Mountain gorilla 4. Bonobos 5. Impala antelope 6. African forest buffalo 7. Pangolin 8. Aye-aye 9. Lowland streaked tenrec 10. Fossa 11. Okapi 12. African forest elephant 13. African Elephant 14. African leopard 15. Zebra duiker 16. Gaboon viper 17. Civet 18. Giraffe weevil 19. Goliath bettle 20. Leopard (also black panther) 21. Guttural toad 22. Cross River Gorilla 23. Western Lowland Gorilla 24. Grauer's gorilla 25. Bongo (antelope) 26. African grey parrot 27. Red river hog 28. Driver ants 29. Hairy bush viper 30. Frogs from Hyperoliidae family (also known as sedge frogs and bush frogs) 31. African foam-nest tree frog 32. Grey foam-nest tree frog 33. Natal forest tree frogNorth America 1. Red-eyed tree frog (also in South America) 2. Quetzal 3. Cougar/mountain lion/ Puma 4. Skunks (American hog-nosed skunk, striped skunk, southern spotted skunk) 5. Chipmunk 6. American badger 7. American marten 8. Elk 9. Moose 10. Caribou 11. White-tailed deer 12. Mule deer 13. Reindeer 14. Wood bison 15. Golden eagle 16. Great horned owl 17. Snowshoe hare 18. Canada lynx 19. Bobcat 20. Red fox 21. American black bear 22. Grizzly bear 23. Red wolf 24. California condor 25. Hickory horned devil 26. Solenodon 27. Harpy eagle 28. Spider monkeys 29. Coati 30. Green iguana 31. Howler monkey (central America, and also in South America) 32. Leafcutter ant 33. Vampire bat 34. Sloths (Two-toed and three-toed; also South America) 35. Wolverine 36. Mountain pine beetleSouth America 1. Jaguars (also in Central America, ie. North American continent) 2. Jaguarundi 3. Sloths (also in Central America, ie. North American continent) 4. Poison dart frog (also in Central America, ie. North American continent) 5. Capybara 6. Toucans (toco toucan (largest), lettered aracari (smallest), Spot-billed toucanets, black-billed mountain toucan, red- breasted toucan, Crimson-rumped toucanet, Fiery-billed aracari, Collared aracari, Many-banded aracari, etc) 7. Molina's hog- nosed skunk 8. Silky anteater 9. Northern tamandua 10. Southern tamandua 11. Common tapeti 12. Great horned owl 13. Potoo 14. Glass frog 15. Jesus Lizard (also in Central America, ie. North American continent) 16. Decoy building spider 17. Hoatzin 18. Long-wattled umbrellabird 19. Assassin bug (genus Zelus) 20. Armadillo 21. Pygmy round-eared bat 22. Ocelot 23. South American Tapir 24. Squirrel monkey 25. Macaws 26. King vulture 27. Green anaconda
28. Poison dart frogs 29. Horsehead grasshopper 30. Tapir 31. Olinguito 32. Kinkajou 33. Bullet ant 34. Fishing bat 35. Peanut head bug 36. Boa constrictor 37. Black caiman 38. Harpy eagle 39. Spider monkeys 40. Emerald Tree Boa 41. Blue Morpho Butterfly 42. Coati 43. Goliath birdeaterEurope 1. European badger 2. Eurasian eagle owl 3. Red deer 4. Eurasian otter 5. European pine marten 6. Beech marten 7. Alpine ibex 8. Golden eagle 9. Reindeer 10. Iberian lynx 11. Eurasian lynx 12. Red fox 13. Eurasian wolf 14. Brown bear 15. European wildcat 16. Golden jackal 17. Squirrels 18. Goshawk 19. Treecreeper 20. Stag beetles 21. Wild boar 22. Purple emperor butterfly 23. Brown long-eared bat 24. Woodlouse spider 25. Hawfinch 26. Lesser spotted woodpecker 27. Capercaillie 28. Wolverine 29. Bark beetle (European elm bark beetle) 30. Pissodes 31. Salamander 32. Common frog 33. True frog 34. Pool frogAustralia 1. Cassowary 2. Flying foxes/fruit bats 3. Tree kangaroo (Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo, Matschie's tree-kangaroo) 4. Brushtail possum 5. Platypus 6. Echidna 7. Honeyeater 8. Cockatoos (Major Mitchell's cockatoo, galah, gang-gang cockatoo, palm cockatoo, Glossy black cockatoo, Red-tailed black cockatoo, Sulphur-crested cockatoo, White cockatoo, blue-eyed cockatoo) 9. Kookaburra 10. Tasmanian devil 11. Kea 12. Kiwi 13. Takahe rail 14. Kakapos 15. Pacific tree boa 16. Cuscus 17. Birds-of-paradise 18. Numbat 19. Pinocchio frog 20. Victoria crowned pigeon 21. Eastern goliath stick insect 22. Wombat 23. Lovely Fairywren 24. White-lipped tree frog 25. Dingo

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