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Nature, Gardens & Animals
Zoölogy: The Science of Animal Life
Ernest Ingersoll
360 pages~7 hr 11 min read99 chapters$4.99
Ernest Ingersoll opens the whole science of animal life, from the glowing plankton of the sea to the prisoners of the icy depths. His readable survey carries the beginner through zoology's foundations with wonder and clarity. Broad and inviting. Begin the study of animal life with an enthusiastic guide.
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Inside this book
99 chapters
- 1ZOÖLOGY The Science of Animal Life
- 2PREFACE
- 3CONTENTS
- 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 5CHAPTER I HOW THE GLOBE WAS STOCKED WITH LIFE
- 6LIFE CONSTANTLY ORIGINATED BY NATURE'S PRODUCTIVE ENERGY
- 7LIFE'S BORDERLAND
- 8CHAPTER II THE SEA A VAST AQUARIUM
- 9THE PLANKTON AND ITS PHOSPHORESCENCE
- 10PRISONERS IN THE DARK AND ICY DEPTHS
- 11CHAPTER III A CHAPTER OF FOUNDATIONS
- 12THE NATURAL BASIS OF CLASSIFICATION
- 13ANIMAL LIFE IN ORDERLY ARRANGEMENT
- 14CHAPTER IV THE HUMBLEST OF ANIMALS—SPONGES
- 15CHAPTER V FLOWERS OF THE SEA
- 16JELLYFISHES, NAMESAKES OF THE FABLED MEDUSA
- 17SEA ANEMONES, CORALS, AND SEA FANS
- 18CHAPTER VI UNINVITED GUESTS
+ 81 more. The full contents open with the book.
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