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    1992 Edition


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The materials on this disc are copyrighted.  Copying (except for personal archives), modifying or transferring the materials is prohibited and a  violation of the copyright law.  All text, illustrations, data, photographic images and audio sounds are the copyrighted property of the following individuals and organizations and are provided under license:

   To learn more about these resource providers, click on their name.

Animal Illustrations, Text and Data           Habitat Illustrations

    Marshall Editions, Inc.	    Rand McNally, Inc.

Animal sounds 	Animals Characteristic Images

    Doug Quin (DQ)	    Vireo

    NatureSound Studio (NSS)	    Doug Wechsler (DW)

    Folkways Recordings (FW)	    The Wildlife Collection (WC)

    Arquivo Sonoro Neotropical (ASN)

Animal Diet Images	Consultants

    Grant Heilman (GH)	    Dr. Frank E. Fish

    Dr. Frederick A. Ulmer, Jr.


       John Brown

    Paul Dellevigne

  Michelle Hornbach

       Bill Martin

    Ruthanne Miller

    Joe Pezzimenti

       Gail Smith

      Kris Vollrath

      Yang Wang


General Program Help
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General Program Help

     After the Main Menu, you will always have access to the buttons at the top left corner of the screen.  You can return to the Main Menu by pressing the "Main" button, return to the previous screen by pressing the "Back" button, or use the Help System by pressing the "Help" button.  To navigate through the various menus is quite easy; you simply decide what it is you wish to see and press the corresponding button.  Once you are finished, you can use the "Back" button to take you ONE level backwards or the "Main" button to start over.

     Some conventions we use:

- if a button is depressed, that button is not

     available

-  except for menus, your selection always

     stays depressed

- on text screens, the number of pages and the

     page you are on can be found in a box on the

     screen


Animals Button
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ANIMALS  Button on the Main Menu

    To choose a specific animal by its common or scientific name select this option.  You can pick one of the five animal classes; Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Mammals and Amphibians or select from a list of all the 2,000 vertebrate animals in the product.  Select the animal from one of the lists to view the animal description screen with a color illustration and access to its habitat, range map, classification, diet, sound (if available), size, conservation status and general description.

To explore the Animals Menu topics, click on the green

 "Animals" above.


Bookshelf Button
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BOOKSHELF  Button on the Main Menu

     To find animals with certain characteristics or to browse through any of the items presented in the animal description screens choose this option.  You can pick the characteristic and then select from a list of animals that share that item.  For example, you could choose a particular diet and then view those animals that have that item in their typical diet.

To explore the Bookshelf Menu topics, click on the green

 "Bookshelf" above.


Topics Button
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TOPICS  Button on the Main Menu

     To explore several general topics related to animals choose this option.  Choose from the program's Introduction, a Glossary of the terminology used in the product, learn about endangered animal s under Conservation Status,  learn about physical characteristics and typical behavior under Characteristics, search for animals in the Profile option, and review animals that you have tagged in the Zoo.

To explore the Topics Menu topics, click on the green

"Topics" above.


Range Maps Button
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RANGE MAPS  Button on the Main Menu

     To find animals that inhabit a particular geographic region choose this option. Use the buttons on a map of the world to view more detailed map of that region.  Once at the region level, you are again presented with buttons at various locations within the region.  By pressing one of the buttons, you are presented with a list of animals whose range falls within that region.

For example, you may be interested in the animals that live in the Arctic Polar region.  To explore this interest, you would click on the Polar button, then on the Arctic button, then, from a pick list of animals, chose the animal you wish to learn about.  The end result of your search is the animal description screen.


AnimalsMenu from the Main Menu
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 Animals Menu

Birds	  Reptiles	 Fishes

                  Mammals	           All Animals	      Amphibians

               Categories             Common Names              Scientific Names

You can select an animal by its common name, by its scientific name, or from a category .  Choose a type of list (categories, common names, or scientific names) before selecting a class of animal by clicking on one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen.  If you do not select a type, the animals will be listed by their common names.


Birds Button from the Animals Menu
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Birds

You can select a bird by its common or by its scientific name from an alphabetical list or from a category of birds.  Choose a type of list (categories, common names, or scientific names) before selecting a class of animal by clicking on one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen.  If you do not select a type of list, the animals will be listed by their common names.

Categories groups birds sharing similar characteristics under one heading.  Choose a category to view a list of common names of the birds in that group.  To view a list of scientific names for that group, depress the Scientific Names List  button. For example, If you are looking for a lion, you would first select Cats from the category list, then select Lion  from the common name list.  Choosing the common or scientific name of an animal will take you to its specific animal description screen. You can scan the list of animal names in the left or right hand columns by using the up and down arrows, or by  selecting a jump to... letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.

Choose the Common Name or Scientific Name button before selecting a class of animal to display the common or the scientific name list.  On this screen you can choose a specific name to display its animal description screen.  You can scan the list of animal names by paging up or down, or by selecting the first letter in the common or scientific name of the animal.


Reptiles Button from the Animals Menu
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Reptiles

You can select a reptile by its common or by its scientific name from an alphabetical list or from a category of reptiles.  Choose a type of list (categories, common names, or scientific names) before selecting a class of animal by clicking on one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen.  If you do not select a type, the animals will be listed by their common names.

Categories groups reptiles sharing similar characteristics under one heading.  Choose a category to view a list of common names of the reptiles in that group.  To view a list of scientific names for that group, depress the Scientific Names List  button. For example, If you are looking for a lion, you would first select Cats from the category list, then select Lion  from the common name list.  Choosing the common or scientific name of an animal will take you to its specific animal description screen. You can scan the list of animal names in the left or right hand columns by using the up and down arrows, or by  selecting a jump to... letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.

Choose the Common Name or Scientific Name button before selecting a class of animal to display the common or the scientific name list.  On this screen you can choose a specific name to display its animal description screen.  You can scan the list of animal names by paging up or down, or by selecting the first letter in the common or scientific name of the animal.


Fishes Button from the Animals Menu
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Fishes

You can select a fish by its common or by its scientific name from an alphabetical list or from a category of fishes.  Choose a type of list (categories, common names, or scientific names) before selecting a class of animal by clicking on one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen.  If you do not select a type, the animals will be listed by their common names.

Categories groups fish sharing similar characteristics under one heading.  Choose a category to view a list of common names of the fish in that group.  To view a list of scientific names for that group, depress the Scientific Names List  button.  For example, If you are looking for a lion, you would first select Cats from the category list, then select Lion  from the common name list.  Choosing the common or scientific name of an animal will take you to its specific animal description screen. You can scan the list of animal names in the left or right hand columns by using the up and down arrows, or by  selecting a jump to... letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.

Choose the Common Name or Scientific Name button before selecting a class of animal to display the common or the scientific name list.  On this screen you can choose a specific name to display its animal description screen.  You can scan the list of animal names by paging up or down, or by selecting the first letter in the common or scientific name of the animal.


Mammals Button from the Animals Menu
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Mammals

You can select a mammal by its common or by its scientific name from an alphabetical list or from a category of mammals.  Choose a type of list (categories, common names, or scientific names) before selecting a class of animal by clicking on one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen.  If you do not select a type, the animals will be listed by their common names.

Categories groups mammals sharing similar characteristics under one heading.  Choose a category to view a list of common names of the mammals in that group.  To view a list of scientific names for that group, depress the Scientific Names List  button.  For example, If you are looking for a lion, you would first select Cats from the category list, then select Lion  from the common name list.  Choosing the common or scientific name of an animal will take you to its specific animal description screen. You can scan the list of animal names in the left or right hand columns by using the up and down arrows, or by  selecting a jump to... letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.

Choose the Common Name or Scientific Name button before selecting a class of animal to display the common or the scientific name list.  On this screen you can choose a specific name to display its animal description screen.  You can scan the list of animal names by paging up or down, or by selecting the first letter in the common or scientific name of the animal.


All Animals Button from the Animals Menu
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All Animals

You can select an animal by its common or by its scientific name from an alphabetical list or from a category of animals.  Choose a type of list (categories, common names, or scientific names) before selecting a class of animal by clicking on one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen.  If you do not select a type, the animals will be listed by their common names.

Categories groups animals sharing similar characteristics under one heading.  Choose a category to view a list of common names of the animals in that group.  To view a list of scientific names for that group, depress the Scientific Names List  button.  For example, If you are looking for a lion, you would first select Cats from the category list, then select Lion  from the common name list.  Choosing the common or scientific name of an animal will take you to its specific animal description screen.  You can scan the list of animal names in the left or right hand columns by using the up and down arrows, or by  selecting a jump to... letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.

Choose the Common Name or Scientific Name button before selecting a class of animal to display the common or the scientific name list.  On this screen you can choose a specific name to display its animal description screen.  You can scan the list of animal names by paging up or down, or by selecting the first letter in the common or scientific name of the animal.


Amphibians Button from the Animals Menu
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Amphibians

You can select an amphibian by its common or by its scientific name from an alphabetical list or from a category of amphibians. Choose a type of list (categories, common names, or scientific names) before selecting a class of animal by clicking on one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen.  If you do not select a type, the animals will be listed by their common names.

Categories groups amphibians sharing similar characteristics under one heading.  Choose a category to view a list of common names of the amphibians in that group.  To view a list of scientific names for that group, depress the Scientific Names List  button.  For example, If you are looking for a lion, you would first select Cats from the category list, then select Lion  from the common name list.  Choosing the common or scientific name of an animal will take you to its specific animal description screen. You can scan the list of animal names in the left or right hand columns by using the up and down arrows, or by  selecting a jump to... letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.

Choose the Common Name or Scientific Name button before selecting a class of animal to display the common or the scientific name list.  On this screen you can choose a specific name to display its animal description screen.  You can scan the list of animal names by paging up or down, or by selecting the first letter in the common or scientific name of the animal.


BookShelf Menu from the Main Menu
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Bookshelf Menu

                Sizes	         Diet	                  Pronunciation

   	 Sounds	Classification	 Habitat


Bookshelf Sizes Button
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Sizes

By selecting the Size button, you can view a list of animals grouped according to their size or size range.  The left-hand column shows a list of sizes and size ranges which you can scan using the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.  Once a size or size range has been selected, a list of all the animals in that category will be displayed in the right-hand column.  You can scan this list of animal names by using the up and down arrows, or by  selecting a jump to... letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.  Selecting an animal name will access its animal description screen.  At any time a new size or size range can be selected to view a new list of animal names.

For example, If you want to see all the animals who are 6 feet in length (or height depending on the animal), you would select the 5.1 ft to 6 ft size range.


Bookshelf Diet Button
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Diet

By selecting the Diet button, you can view a list of animals grouped according to their Diet.  The left-hand column shows a list of Diets which you can scan using the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.  Once a particular diet has been selected, a list of all the animals who share that item in their typical diet will be displayed in the right-hand column.  You can scan this list of animal names by using the up and down arrows, or by  selecting a jump to... letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.  Selecting an animal name will access its animal description screen.  At any time a new diet can be selected to view a new list of animals.

For example, If you want to see all the animals whose primary diet consists of insects, you would select the insects button.


Bookshelf Pronunciation Button
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Pronunciation

To hear the proper pronunciation of an animals class, order, family, common name, or scientific name choose this option.  Depress one of the class buttons located to the left of the screen to view a list of orders within that class.  Select an order to view a list of families within that order.  By selecting a family, a list of animals is displayed from which you can choose.  You can scan through any of the above mentioned lists using the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.  The class, order, family, common name, and scientific name are displayed as they are chosen in the lower half of the screen, and at any time they can be reset by selecting a new class or by selecting the Order or Family button.  Remember, if you reset the order, the family must be re-selected, and if you select a new class, the order and family must be re-selected.  At any time the pronunciation of any of the names in the choice display window can be heard by selecting the sound button which is located just to the right of each name.  If you would like to access the animal description screen for a particular animal from this screen, first select the desired animal and then select the Display button.


Bookshelf  Sounds Button
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Sounds

By selecting the Sounds button, you can view a list of over 220 different animals whose sounds may be heard simply by selecting the desired animal name.  You can scan this list of common names by  selecting a letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter, or by using the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.  A brief text explaining the sound you hear and in some instances a reason why the sound is made and where it was recorded is displayed below the list of animal names.  You can scan this text with the up and down arrows located to the right of the text along with the page indicator.  You can access the animal description screen for any animal by selecting the animal's name, then depressing the Display button.


Bookshelf Classification Button
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Classification

Select the Classification button to search for an animal by its scientific classification by specifying its class, then its order, and then its family.  First choose one of the classes of animal by depressing one of the buttons located to the left of the screen (Amphibians is already depressed).  Pick an order from the list displayed to view the family list within that order.  By selecting a family, a list of animals is displayed from which you can choose.  You can scan through any of these lists using the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.  The class, order, family, and animal name are displayed as they are chosen in the lower half of the screen, and at any time they can be reset by selecting a new class or by selecting the Order or Family button.  Remember, if you reset the order, the family will also change, and if you select a new class, the order and family must be re-selected.  At any time, information on any name in the choice display window can be seen by selecting the text button, which is located just to the right of each name.  If you would like to access the animal description screen for a particular animal from this screen, first select the desired animal and then select the Display button.


Bookshelf Habitat Button
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Habitat

By selecting the Habitat button, you can view a list of animals grouped according to their habitat.  The left-hand column shows a list of habitats which you can scan using the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.  Once a habitat has been selected, a list of all the animals who share that habitat will be displayed in the right-hand column.  You can scan this list of animal names by using the up and down arrows, or by  selecting a jump to... letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.  Selecting an animal name will access its animal description screen.  At any time a new habitat can be selected to view a different list of animal names.

For example, If you wanted to see all the animals whose habitat is North American forests, you would select the North American forest habitat.


Topics Menu from the Main Menu
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    Topics Menu

       Introduction	   Glossary	                    Conservation

   Characteristics                  Profile	      Zoo


Introduction Button
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Introduction

To read an overview of the product describing the purpose of the content, the science of Zoology and the reasons for selection of the particular animals presented, select the Introduction button.  Explanations of the terminology used in the animal description screen is also available.  Once the desired text is displayed, you can scan through the information using the Pg Up or Pg Dn buttons.  The page indicator (which tells you which page of text you are on) is located just above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.


Glossary Button
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Glossary

The Glossary provides definitions for the terminology used in text descriptions of the animals.  You can scan an alphabetical list of these terms by using the up and down arrows, or by selecting a letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.  At the bottom left-hand-side of this screen there are two buttons, the definition and Animal List buttons.  If the definition button is depressed and you select a term, its definition will be displayed in the right hand column.  If the Animal List button is depressed and you select a term, a list of all the animals whose description contains that particular term will be displayed in the right hand column.  In the Animal List mode, the list in the right hand column can be scanned by the same method as the left column.  If you would like to learn more about one of these animals, simply select that particular animal to bring up its animal description screen.

For example:   If you want to look up "obliquely" from the glossary screen, you could scan through the list of terms or jump to that section of the list by pushing on the letter "N".  Next press the definition button and then pick the term "obliquely".  The right hand column reads, "adv. Indirect or evasive.".  By pushing the Animal List button, a list of the animals whose description contains that term is listed in the right hand column.  Choosing one of the animals displays its animal description screen.


Conservation Button
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Conservation

The conservation status screen has two modes; the definition mode, and the animals mode.  Choose the definitions mode by depressing the Definition button to view a description of the concept of conservation status and the 5 categories of extinction risk.

Choose the animals mode by depressing the Animals button to view animals by their conservation status.  You can scan this list of animals by using the up and down arrows, or by  selecting a letter, which will take you to the portion of the list beginning with that letter.  If you would like to view the animal description screen of one of the animals on the list, simply select the animal by its name.

For example:   If you would like to see a list of all the animals which are endangered, simply select the Animals button, and then the Endangered button.


Characteristics Button
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Characteristics

This section provides 13 categories of physical characteristics and behaviors with several examples in each category.  You can scan this list of characteristics by using the up and down arrows in the upper right, and select a specific characteristic by depressing its corresponding button.  Choose a category to view several examples.  You can page through these examples by using the up and down arrows located directly above the picture.  With each new example there is a new picture, new description (located just below the picture which explains what the picture is trying to illustrate), and new list of animals.  The number of each example is located at the top left-hand-side of the screen.  The description may be more than one page. You can page up and down through the description by using up and down arrows.  Choose an animal from the list to display its animal description screen .


Profile Button
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Profile

You can use this option to search for animals with one or more of four items.  You may choose the diet, habitat, range, and/or size buttons for the profile.  You can scan the list of these characteristics by using the up and down arrows, and select any from the list by depressing its corresponding button.  With each choice made, the list of animals in the right hand column will be narrowed leaving only the animals that satisfy the profile.  You can scan this list of animals in a similar fashion using the up and down arrows and view a particular animal description screen by selecting the animal by name.  At the bottom left corner of the screen the choices are displayed in the Animal Group Profile.  By selecting the Clear Group button, the animal group profile is reset and new characteristics can be entered.

For example:  By choosing, (diet--insects, habitat--North American forests, range--eastern North America, and size--11 inches), the list of animals in the right hand column with that specific profile includes only the American robin and Mockingbird.


Zoo Button
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Zoo

You can tag animals as you browse through the product  to create your own personal zoo.  The zoo is empty each time you initialize this program, and this option is disabled until an animal is tagged.  Animals can be placed in this zoo by tagging them in the animal description screen.  You can scan the list of animal names by paging up or down, or by selecting the first letter in the name of the animal.  The animal description screens of these animals can be accessed by selecting the desired animal by name.  To remove an animal from the zoo simply mark the animal you want to remove by depressing the box to the left of the animals name (this will also put an X in the box), and select the Remove Marked Animal from List button.


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Categories

Categories groups animals sharing similar characteristics under one heading.  Using categories you can often find an animal when you are unsure of its common or scientific name.  For example, If you are looking for a lion, you would first select Cats from the list of categories, then select Lion from the common name list.


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Common Names

The common name is the most commonly accepted version of the animal name. It may vary from one country to the next.  Thus a common sparrow of western Europe in the United States has the common name "English sparrow", but in England its common name is "House sparrow".


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Scientific Names

Scientific names are given in two-parts.  The first component represents the animal's genus, while the second component is its species.  The tiger, for example, is called Panthera tigris.  Panthera is its generic name, while tigris is its specific name, which refers only to the tiger.


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Animal Description screen

This screen allows you to view information and characteristics about the specific animal you have chosen.  When you first enter the animal description screen the illustration, common name and scientific name are displayed.  Correct pronunciation will be heard by selecting either the scientific name button or the common name button.

Habitat -

By selecting the habitat button, you can view the animals surroundings and read a brief description of its habitat.  Selecting the Habitat Comparison button will bring you to an animal comparison table.  This screen provides information on other animals who share the same habitat.  You can scan this list of animals by paging up or down, and you can view another animal description screen of an animal on this list by selecting its name.  The total number of animals who share the same habitat is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.

Range Map -

By selecting the Range Map button, you can view a map and read a description about where the animal can be found.  Selecting the Range Comparison button will bring you to an animal comparison table.  This screen provides information on other animals who share the same range.  You can scan this list of animals by paging up or down, and you can view another animal description screen of an animal on this list by selecting its name.  The total number of animals who share the same range is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.

Tag for Zoo -

By selecting the Tag for Zoo button, you can create a group of animals that you can review at any time while you are using the product.  A count number is given to indicate the number of animals currently in the zoo.  With each new animal tagged, the count will increase by one.  The zoo can be found by going back to the main screen, selecting topics, and then selecting  Zoo.

Classification -

By selecting the Classification button, you can read the class, order, and family of the animal you have chosen.  By pushing in either the Class,  the Order, or the Family button, the correct pronunciation of that  particular term can be heard.  To read a description of that class, order or family, select the Read Text button. You can scan through the text using the Pg Up or Pg Dn buttons. The number of pages in each text is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.

Diet -

Select the Diet button to view an example of the typical diet of the animal.  To find other animals that also have that item in their diets, select the Diet Comparison button.  You can scan this list of animals by paging up or down, and you can view the animal description screen of an animal on this list by selecting its name.  The total number of animals who share the same diet is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.

Size -

Select the Size button to view an illustration comparing the animals size to that of an six foot person.  In smaller animals the comparison is to specific parts of the anatomy where a foot represents 12 inches and is used in comparison to ground dwelling animals, a head can be taken as 7 inches from ear to ear and is used in comparison to birds, and the distance from the waist down can be taken as 36 inches (3 feet) or half the length of a full body.  The length of the animal is also given in both metric and standard units.  In some instances the tail is taken as a separate measurement and is noted as such.  Select the Size Comparison button to view a list of other animals who share the same size.  You can scan this list of animals by paging up or down, and you can view the animal description screen of an animal on this list by selecting its name.  The total number of animals who share the same size is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.

Sound -

Select the Sound button (when available) to view the illustration of the animal  and to hear the sound the animal makes.  There is a brief description of the sound you hear and where it was recorded.  Sounds recorded from over 220 different animals are available in this program.  The Sound button is not an option for all animals.  If the Sound button is already depressed, no sound is available for that animal.

Conservation Status -

By selecting the Conservation Status button, you can note the animals conservation status.  Select the Status Comparison button to view a list of other animals that share the same conservation status.  You can not do a status comparison of non-threatened animals due to the extremely large number of animals which fall under this status classification.  You can scan this list of animals by paging up or down, and you can view the animal description screen of an animal on this list by selecting its name.  The total number of animals who share the same conservation status is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.  To read explanations of conservation status and the five different categories of extinction risk, select the Main button, then select Topic, then Conservation.

General Description -

To read a description of the animal , select the General Description button. The number of pages in this text is displayed in the bottom right hand corner.  To page through the description use  the arrow buttons located above the page indicator.  The descriptions may or may not include the animals primary diet, general habitat, range, conservation status, size (from birth to fully grown), nesting and mating habits, method of reproduction, method of defense, or other information relevant to the animals existence.


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Class, Order, Family

Scientists have classified all living things into a hierarchy based on similar traits. The vertebrates in this product have been grouped by class, then by order and finally by family.


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Comparisons

Habitat Comparison

Select the Habitat Comparison button to view a list of other animals who share the same habitat.  You can scan this list of animals by paging up or down, and you can view the animal description screen of an animal on this list by selecting its name.  The total number of animals who share the same habitat is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.

Range Comparison

Select the Range Comparison button to view a list of other animals who share the same range.  You can scan this list of animals by paging up or down, and you can view the animal description screen of an animal on this list by selecting its name.  The total number of animals who share the same range is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.

Diet Comparison

Select the Diet Comparison button to view a list of other animals who share the same diet.  You can scan this list of animals by paging up or down, and you can view the animal description screen of an animal on this list by selecting its name.  The total number of animals who share the same diet is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.

Size Comparison

Select the Size Comparison button to view a list of other animals in the same size range.  You can scan this list of animals by paging up or down, and you can view the animal description screen of an animal on this list by selecting its name.  The total number of animals who share the same size is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.

Status Comparison

Select the Status Comparison button to view a list of other animals who share the same conservation status.  You can not do a status comparison of non-threatened animals due to the extremely large number of animals which fall under this status classification.  You can scan this list of animals by paging up or down, and you can view the animal description screen of an animal on this list by selecting its name.  The total number of animals who share the same conservation status is listed above the Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.


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Classification Text

Select the Read Text button to read general descriptions of the animal's class, its order, or its family.  Scan through the text using the Pg Up or Pg Dn buttons. The number of pages in each text is listed above the     Pg Up and Pg Dn buttons.


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All Animals within a Region

Choosing this option will provide a list of all the animals in the chosen region, arranged in alphabetical order according to their common name.  On this screen, you can choose an animal name which will take you to its animal description screen.  You can scan the list of animal names by paging up or down, or by selecting the first letter in the common or scientific name of the animal.


Advising Consultant

       Dr. Frank E. Fish

Dr. Frank E. Fish is a professor in the Department of Biology at West Chester University near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There, he teaches General Zoology and Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy. He received his Ph.D. in zoology from Michigan State University in 1980. His research has focused on the energetics and hydrodynamics of swimming by aquatic vertebrates. He has written scientific articles on a diverse assemblage of animals including flying fish, alligators, muskrats, seals and dolphins.


Animal Pronunciations

      Dr. Frederick A. Ulmer, Jr.

Frederick Ulmer, Jr's career in the natural science's and animal world spans almost six decades. In that time Mr. Ulmer's work has taken him around the globe. In the late 30's, as assistant curator of mammals for the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia, Mr. Ulmer traveled to the Far East with the George Vanderbilt Sumatran Expedition. He returned six months later with a sizable collection of Sumatran Mammals, including some undiscovered species. In 1946 Mr. Ulmer became the Philadelphia Zoo's first curator of mammals. He served in that capacity for twenty-seven years until his retirement in 1973.

A member of the American Society of Mammalogists since 1939, Mr. Ulmer has written numerous articles both popular & scientific and has published several papers in the Journal of Mammalogy.  Most recently Mr. Ulmer rejoined the staff of the Academy of Natural Sciences and is an active member in the Mammal Department.


Animal Sounds Provider

      Doug Quin

   Douglas Quin is a composer, sound recordist and educator.  He has performed his compositions in the United States, Europe and Africa, realizing solo and ensemble works for acoustic and electronic instruments, natural sounds, as well as music for dance.  Quin's music has been featured on National Public Radio's Performance Today, the BBC and Dutch Radio.  He is the recipient of numerous awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council, Meet the Composer and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Much of Quin's recent work utilizes digital sampling technology in the processing and synthesis of animal and human vocalization.

  In addition to gathering sounds for musical use, Quin's recordings have been made available to scientists and educators for research, including playback experiments involving Lemurs and Colobus Monkeys at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington and community-oriented conservation programming with a sound component for children being developed by the Vitória Amazônica Foundation in Manaus, Brazil.  He is collaborating with Brazilian researchers in developing a sound map, or bioacoustic database, of the lower Rio Negro River Basin in the Amazon, as a way of contributing to the process of inventorying rain forest bio-diversity. Quin currently teaches drawing and art history at Georgetown Preparatory School in Rockville, Maryland.

   I am particularly indebted to many gracious field biologists, park administrators, rangers and naturalists for their help in obtaining and interpreting the many recordings that are included in the encyclopedia.  Andrew Whittaker, a Brazilian-based ornithologist and naturalist has contributed to numerous neotropical avifauna surveys and research expeditions in the Amazon, including work with the World Wildlife Fund and the Smithsonian Institution.  He was invaluable in identifying some of the numerous birds from Brazil that are heard.

  References


 References The following references were used in the preparation of text for the Doug Quin samples:

Haltenorth, Theodor and Diller, Helmut.  A Field Guide to the Mammals of Africa.  London: William Collins Son & Co., 1986.;   de Schauensee, Rodolphe Meyer and Phelps, William H. Jr. A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1978.;   Williams, John G. and Arlott, Norman.  The Collins Guide to the Birds of East Africa.  Lexington, MA: Stephen Greene Press, 1988.

DQ sounds are the copyrighted property of Doug Quin and are provided under license; Doug Quin, 309 Charles Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850 USA (301)-294-9296


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      Dr. Jacques Vielliard - Arquivo Sonoro Neotropical (ASN)

Under the direction of founder , the Arquivo Sonoro Neotropical (ASN) is associated with the Laboratory of Bioacoustics and Zoology Department of the Biology Institute at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil.  At this writing, ASN is the largest single repository for neotropical wildlife sounds in the world: exceeding some 15,000 samples on tape. The collection includes vocal samples of many rare and endangered species of birds, mammals, reptiles and insects from all over Latin America, most particularly Brazil.

Dr. Jacques Marie Edme Vielliard is an Ornithologist and Professor of Biology and Ecology at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, where he is the founder and director of the Arquivo Sonoro Neotropicalthe Archive of Neotropical Sounds.  Dr. Vielliard is widely published and a frequent contributor to numerous international scientific journals including Bioacoustics. Dr. Vielliard has pursued research in avian ecology in the Middle East, Africa and South America.  For the past 20 years much of his work has focused on the bioacoustics of New World avifaunaparticularly the birds of Brazil.

References  The following references were used in the preparation of text for the Arquivo Sonoro Neotropical samples:   Hilty, S.L. & Brown, W.L. A Guide to the Birds of Colombia.  Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986; Meyer de Schauensee, R. A Guide to the Birds of South America.  Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1970.

ASN audio sounds are the copyrighted property of Arquivo Sonoro Neotropical, Zoologia/UNICAMP CP6109, 13081 Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Att. Dr. Jacques Vielliard, Director; and are provided under license


Animal Sounds Provider

      Lang Elliott - NatureSound Studio

Lang Elliott is a naturalist, educator and nature sound specialist who worked for the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology before founding NatureSound Studio, an innovative small business specializing in the production of audio-guides that feature the sounds made by native North American wildlife.

As part of his work, Lang travels throughout North America recording the sounds of birds, frogs, insects, mammals and other wildlife. In his studio, he transforms these recordings into Audio Guides, scripting and narrating them himself.

Recent productions include Wild Sounds of the Northwoods (1990), Know Your Bird Sounds, Volumes 1 & 2 (1991), A Guide to Night Sounds (1992) and The Calls of Frogs and Toads (1992). For more information about these and other guides, please contact Lang Elliott at:

 NatureSound Studio

 P.O. Box 84

 Ithaca, New York 14851 USA

NSS audio sounds are the copyrighted property of NatureSound Studio and are provided under license.


Animal Sounds Provider

      Folkways

Folkways Recordings was founded in 1947 by Moses Asch. Under his direction, Folkways issued more then two thousand albums between 1947 and 1987, just before the Smithsonian Institution acquired Folkways. His vision of capturing the whole world of sounds and to keeping each Folkways recording available, regardless of whether it sold 8,000 copies a year or only one copy every five years continues to live on under the administration of the Smithsonian Institution.

Today the Folkways Collection includes music from around the globe, speech in many languages, sounds from many sources wisdom from many individuals and communities. Recordings range from music by renowned musicians such as Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, and hundreds of others, Children's songs, Blues, Jazz, Poetry, Speeches and traditional music from almost every country. For more information or to request a free catalogue of Folkways' Entire collection, contact:

Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings

Center for Folklife Programs & Cultural Studies

955 L'Enfant Plaza, Suite 2600

Smithsonian Institution

Washington, D.C. 20560  USA

Tel:  (202)-287-3262

Fax: (202)-287-3699

FW audio sounds are the copyrighted properties represented by Folkways Recordings, agent for the copyright owners and are provided under license.


Image Provider

      Vireo

VIREO (Visual Resources for Ornithology) is the world's largest collection of bird photographs. Part of the Academy of Natural Sciences, VIREO's collection of over 75,000 bird photographs are available for Education, Conservation, Science and Publishing. Over half of the world's birds are represented. For more information about VIREO, including their individual slides and slide sets available for educational uses contact:

VIREO

The Academy of Natural Sciences

1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Philadelphia, PA 19103 - 1195

USA.

TEL:  (215)-299-1069

FAX: (215)-299-1182

Vireo photographic images are the copyrighted properties represented by Visual Resources for Ornithology, agent for the copyright owners, and are provided under license.


Image Provider

      Doug Wechsler

Doug Wechsler is a nature photographer, wildlife biologist and the Director of VIREO, one of the world's largest collections of bird photographs. He has photographed wildlife and other natural subjects in tropical forests around the world. His work has appeared in numerous books, magazines and calendars, including Natural History, Discover, Ranger Rick and publications of the National Geographic Society. He can be reached at:

C/O ANSP

1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Philadelphia, PA 19103 -1195 USA.

TEL: (215)-299-1069

DW photographic images are the copyrighted property of Doug Wechsler and are provided under license.


Image Provider

      Grant Heilman

The Heilman file is an extensive collection of stock photography encompassing the areas of American Agriculture, the Natural sciences, landscapes, horticulture and other general subjects. For more information about Grant Heilman Photography, Inc. contact:

Grant Heilman Photography, Inc.

506 W. Lincoln Drive

P.O. Box 317

Lititz, PA 17543 USA

Tel:  (717)-626-0296

Fax: (717)-626-0971

GH photographic images are the copyrighted properties represented by Grant Heilman, agent for the copyright owners, and are provided under license.


Image Provider

      The Wildlife Collection

The Wildlife Collection represents over a decade of natural history photography. Over 750,000 quality color images of international Natural history subjects are represented. Specialties include Australis, the Caribbean, Africa, Spain and North America as well as a large under water collection. For more information regarding the Wildlife collection, contact:

The Wildlife Collection

69 Cranberry Street

Brooklyn Heights, New York 11201 USA

Tel:  (718)-935-9600, 1-800-373-5151

Fax: (718)-935-9031

WC photographic images are the copyrighted properties represented by The Wildlife Collection, agent for the copyright owners and are provided under license.


Animal Illustration, Text and Data Provider

      Marshall Editions Limited

Individuals responsible for the original printed book "Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia"

Consultant Editor:

    Dr. Philip Whitfield, Zoology Dept., King's College, University of London.

American Consultant:

   Professor Edward S. Ayensu, Office of Biological Conservation, Smithsonian Institute,Washington, DC

Consultants:

  Mammals:  Dr. D.M. Stoddart, Zoology Dept., King's College, University of London.

  Birds:  I.C.J. Galbraith, Ornithology Dept., British Museum (Natural History), Tring, Hertfordshire.

  Reptiles & Amphibians: Prof. Barry Cox, Zoology Dept., King's College, University of London.

  Fishes: Alwyne Wheeler, British Museum (Natural History), London.

Artists:

 Mammals: Graham Allen, additional illustrations by Dick Twinney

 Birds: Michael Woods, additional Illustrations by Malcolm Ellis & Keith Brewer

 Reptiles & Amphibians: Alan Male

 Fishes: Colin Newman

Editor: Jinny Johnson; Text Editor: Gwen Rigby; Production: Barry Baker, Janice Storr; Art Director: John Bigg.

Individual Animal Illustrations, Text and Data are copyright © Marshall Editions Limited 1984  and are provided under License: Marshall Editions Limited, 170 Piccadilly, London W1V 9D, U.K.


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     Rand McNally, Inc

Habitat illustrations are the copyrighted property of Rand McNally, Inc and are provided under license.


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