Zoology: The Science of Animal Life

Zoology: The Science of Animal Life

LibriVox · Audiobook · 49 episodes

Scientist and prolific author, Ernest Ingersoll, in this book gives as an overview of animal life. Included here are descriptions of sea life, "Builders of the Pearly Shells," "Animals with Jointed Frames" insects, fish and sharks, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and the panoply of mammals. This is written with sound science in an accessible style. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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Episodes

Preface

Episode 0 · 2:31
How the Globe Was Stocked with Life

Episode 1 · 15:09
The Sea a Vast Aquarium

Episode 2 · 14:05
A Chapter of Foundations

Episode 3 · 8:46
The Humblest of Animals—Sponges

Episode 4 · 5:16
Flowers of the Sea

Episode 5 · 18:06
Uninvited Guests

Episode 6 · 3:09
Dwellers Between Tide Marks

Episode 7 · 20:43
Builders of the Pearly Shells

Episode 8 · 15:50
Builders of the Pearly Shells—Continued, Part 1

Episode 9 · 17:55
Builders of the Pearly Shells—Continued, Part 2

Episode 10 · 14:32
Animals with Jointed Frames, Part 1

Episode 11 · 12:51
Animals with Jointed Frames, Part 2

Episode 12 · 15:13
From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 1

Episode 13 · 21:04
From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 2

Episode 14 · 18:33
From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees, Part 3

Episode 15 · 13:12
At the Doorway of the "Upper Classes"

Episode 16 · 9:57
Fishes—The Aristocracy of the Waters

Episode 17 · 16:08
Sharks—The Tigers of the Sea

Episode 18 · 9:26
The Fearful Devilfish and Other Rays

Episode 19 · 5:26
Bony Fishes—Teleostomi

Episode 20 · 5:39
Modern Fishes—Teleostei

Episode 21 · 23:56
Amphibians—A Connecting Link

Episode 22 · 10:21
Amphibians—Continued

Episode 23 · 12:41
Reptiles—Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 1

Episode 24 · 24:46
Reptiles—Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 2

Episode 25 · 18:44
Reptiles—Monarchs of the Mesozoic World, Part 3

Episode 26 · 12:24
Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 1

Episode 27 · 9:37
Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 2

Episode 28 · 13:39
Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 3

Episode 29 · 11:00
Serpents, Good and Bad, Part 4

Episode 30 · 15:46
Birds—Kings of the Air

Episode 31 · 15:04
Some Notable Water Birds

Episode 32 · 14:44
Vultures, Falcons, and Game Birds

Episode 33 · 6:50
From Gulls to Kingfishers

Episode 34 · 7:12
Passerine Birds

Episode 35 · 3:58
The Beasts of the Field—Some Primitive Types

Episode 36 · 27:26
The Gnawers

Episode 37 · 22:03
Mammals of the Sea

Episode 38 · 4:37
The World's Herds and Flocks

Episode 39 · 17:41
The World's Herds and Flocks—Continued

Episode 40 · 12:58
Some Supremely Useful Animals

Episode 41 · 13:02
Beasts of Prey—The Carnivora, Part 1

Episode 42 · 16:22
Beasts of Prey—The Carnivora, Part 2

Episode 43 · 18:43
Beasts of Prey—The Carnivora, Part 3

Episode 44 · 16:18
Beasts of Prey—Contnued

Episode 45 · 22:48
Insectivora—Hedgehogs, Moles, and Shrews

Episode 46 · 6:37
The Bats—Wing-Handed Mammals

Episode 47 · 5:28
Man's Humble Cousins

Episode 48 · 21:58