This bo­ok is abo­ut dif­fe­rent ani­mals, big and small, from elep­hants and gi­raf­fes to hed­ge­hogs and cutt­le­fish, ani­mals that are long ex­tinct and our pets, the­ir ha­bits and pe­culi­ari­ti­es, si­ze and co­lo­ur. Cu­ri­ous litt­le kids will find out how to tell an Af­ri­can elep­hant from an In­di­an one, a che­etah from a le­opard; will le­arn if a por­cu­pine re­al­ly sho­ots its qu­ills.