Describes physical characteristics and behaviors that help animals adapt to their specific environments, and discusses how animals change their diets to survive in even such harsh places as deserts and cities
Includes bibliographical references and index
Variety of habitats -- Changing conditions -- Life in the mountains -- In the forest -- Rolling grasslands -- Flowing waters -- Lakes and ponds -- Tides and waves -- Life in the ocean -- Survival near the poles -- Heat and drought -- Living on the edge -- Urban jungle
