Animals: A Research Guide

Animals come in all shapes and sizes and live in many different habitats. The resources listed below will help you find information about where animals live, how they reproduce and take care of their young, and their migration and interaction with other animals and humans. The terms and phrases listed in the subject headings below can be used to search for more materials in the library’s catalog and research databases. If you need further assistance, please ask a librarian.

Animal: Definitive Visual Guide to the World’s Wildlife edited by Don E. Wilson and David Burnie. New York and Washington, DC: Dorling Kindersley, Smithsonian Institution, 2001. ISBN: 0789477645.
Includes profiles and images from top 70 biologists of over 2,000 species represented in the book.

Encyclopedia of the World’s Zoos edited by Catharine E. Bell. 3 vols. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. ISBN: 1579581749.
History and background of more than 150 of the world’s major zoos, types of animals housed, concepts and issues of animal care and keeping, facility design, and professional organizations.

Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare edited by Marc Berkoff and Carron Meaney. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998. ISBN: 0313299773.
Essays cover issues, controversies, significant historical figures, and ideologies related to the treatment of animals. Includes a directory of organizations.

Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. edited by Bernhard Grzimek. 17 vols. Detroit: Gale Group, 2003. ISBN: 0787653624.
Standard reference work covers both biological and behavioral instincts. Vol. 1: Lower Animals; vol. 2: Insects; vol. 3: Mollusks and Echinoderms; vol. 4: Fishes I; vol. 5: Fishes II/Amphibians; vol. 6: Reptiles; vols. 7–9: Birds I–III; vols. 10–13: Mammals I–IV.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wildlife edited by Mary C. Pearl. 15 vols. Lakeville, CT: Grey Castle Press, 1991. ISBN: 1559050527.
Includes informative reading and the full-color illustrations of wildlife. Arranged by class, with mammals (vols. 1–5), birds (vols. 6–8), reptiles and amphibians (vol. 9), fishes (vol. 10), and invertebrate classes (vols. 11–15).

The Kingfisher Illustrated Nature Encyclopedia by David Burnie. New York: Kingfisher, 2004. ISBN: 0753455765.
An illustrated guide to the world’s many groups of plants and animals.

Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife edited by Susan J. Wernert. Pleasantville, NY: Reader’s Digest Association, 1982. ISBN: 0895771020.

National Wildlife. Washington, DC: National Wildlife Federation. 1963– . Bimonthly. ISSN: 00280402.
Covers topics like conservation, natural history, outdoor life and wildlife. Includes dazzling photography.

Ranger Rick. Vienna, VA: National Wildlife Federation. 1983– . Monthly. ISSN: 07386656.
Wildlife magazine for ages 7 and up.

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2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
www.redlist.org
Allows searching of comprehensive database of threatened species.

ENature.com
www.eNature.com
Sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, this Web site includes searchable filed guides that allows you to find wildlife by zip code, regional bird guide, and wildlife sighting journal.

Species in Parks: Flora and Fauna Database
http://ice.ucdavis.edu/nps/
A database of vascular plants and vertebrate animals residing in U.S. national parks.