This bo­ok will oc­cu­py a spe­ci­al pla­ce among the va­ri­ety of bo­oks abo­ut ani­mals. It desc­ri­bes the Ani­mal King­dom in all its di­ver­si­ty. The bo­ok will enab­le the re­ader to see the big pic­tu­re of the ani­mal king­dom. In ad­di­ti­on to the ba­sic cha­rac­te­ris­tics of ani­mals you will find he­re the desc­rip­ti­on of the­ir be­havi­or, fo­od cha­ins and li­fe cyc­les, a com­pa­rati­ve tab­le of ani­mals' we­ight and li­fe ex­pectan­cy, a glos­sa­ry of terms and a lot of ot­her use­ful in­forma­ti­on.