Zoology: The Science of Animal Life
Ernest Ingersoll
49 chapters · 11 h 10 min · English
Read by Larry Wilson, prajak, Inkell, S.J. Weighed, Daria Chrobok, Stacey Malcolm and others
Life Sciences
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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
Chapters
1 Preface 3 min 2 How the Globe Was Stocked with Life 15 min 3 The Sea a Vast Aquarium 14 min 4 A Chapter of Foundations 9 min 5 The Humblest of Animals, Sponges 5 min 6 Flowers of the Sea 18 min 7 Uninvited Guests 3 min 8 Dwellers Between Tide Marks 21 min 9 Builders of the Pearly Shells 16 min 10 Builders of the Pearly Shells, Continued, Part 1 18 min 11 Builders of the Pearly Shells, Continued, Part 2 15 min 12 Animals with Jointed Frames, Part 1 13 min 13 Animals with Jointed Frames, Part 2 15 min 14 From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 1 21 min 15 From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 2 19 min 16 From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 3 13 min 17 At the Doorway of the "Upper Classes" 10 min 18 Fishes, The Aristocracy of the Waters 16 min 19 Sharks, The Tigers of the Sea 9 min 20 The Fearful Devilfish and Other Rays 5 min 21 Bony Fishes, Teleostomi 6 min 22 Modern Fishes, Teleostei 24 min 23 Amphibians, A Connecting Link 10 min 24 Amphibians, Continued 13 min 25 Reptiles, Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 1 25 min 26 Reptiles, Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 2 19 min 27 Reptiles, Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 3 12 min 28 Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 1 10 min 29 Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 2 14 min 30 Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 3 11 min 31 Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 4 16 min 32 Birds, Kings of the Air 15 min 33 Some Notable Water Birds 15 min 34 Vultures, Falcons, and Game Birds 7 min 35 From Gulls to Kingfishers 7 min 36 Passerine Birds 4 min 37 The Beasts of the Field, Some Primitive Types 27 min 38 The Gnawers 22 min 39 Mammals of the Sea 5 min 40 The World's Herds and Flocks 18 min 41 The World's Herds and Flocks, Continued 13 min 42 Some Supremely Useful Animals 13 min 43 Beasts of Prey, The Carnivora, Part 1 16 min 44 Beasts of Prey, The Carnivora, Part 2 19 min 45 Beasts of Prey, The Carnivora, Part 3 16 min 46 Beasts of Prey, Contnued 23 min 47 Insectivora, Hedgehogs, Moles, and Shrews 7 min 48 The Bats, Wing-Handed Mammals 5 min 49 Man's Humble Cousins 22 min
