FIRST it deals with animals in their natural surroundings -polar regions,coniferous forest,temperate forests, grasslands,deserts,tropical forests,mountains,oceanic islands, inland waters and oceans. Then it records the past,present and future of animal life-evolution,behaviour and relations with man. After which it discusses the animal kingdom-invertebrates,fish,amphibians,reptiles,birds and mammels. A small section explores animal behaviour, then the relationship between man and animals, followed by a schematic cladogram of the entire kingdom of Animalia.
