Now in a new edition, this landmark photographic encyclopedia of the animal kingdom is revised with new species, images and the latest scientific knowledge. Written by 70 natural history specialists, Animal features wildlife photography of more than 2,000 of the world's most important wild mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and other invertebrates. Each animal species comes with a description, photo, distribution map, and statistics, including its conservation status. But it is not just a catalogue, Animal also explains animal biology in visual detail and contains a chapter of portraits of the different types of environment that animals inhabit.