Presents an overview of mammals, including their history, various kinds, physical characteristics, behavior, and endangered and extinct species.

Includes index. "Includes fun activities"--Cover.

Mammal world -- Amazing mammals -- Family life -- Different diets -- Moonlighters -- On the defensive -- Underground, overground -- The high life -- Primate party -- Amazing marsupials -- Deep in the jungle -- Forest-dwellers -- Savanna plains -- Desert homes -- On the slopes -- Life in the freezer -- Freshwater mammals -- Down by the sea -- Leap in the deep -- Friend or foe? -- Under threat -- Polar journey -- True or false? -- Journal safari -- Who am I? -- Glossary and animal alphabet.