Biological Anomalies : Mammals II

BIOLOGICAL ANOMALIES - MAMMALS II is one of 22 volumes in the Catalog of Anomalies published by The Sourcebook Project. The catalog provides an objective, unsensationalized compilation of anomalous phenomena, difficult to explain observations, and curiosities of nature in the fields of astronomy, biology, archeology, geophysics, and geology. This is the second of two volumes devoted to mammals other than humans, and focuses on the fossil record, cryptozoology, genetics, organs, bodily functions, and interactions between mammals and other life forms. Some of the specific topics covered include Biochemical Curiosities * Recent Survivals of the Mammoth, Ground Sloth, and Thylacine * Out-of-Place Mammals * Dearth of Transitional Deposits * Diving-Mammal Adaptations * Male Lactation * Sleeplessness in Mammals * Inheritance of Rotation Effects * Magnetite in Mammals * Microbat Data Processing * and The Onza, Nandi Bear, Steller's Sea Ape, and others. BIOLOGICAL ANOMALIES - MAMMALS II contains 84 illustrations and intriguing accounts collected from the archives of references including Discover, American Naturalist, Journal of Mammalogy, New Scientist, Nature, Science, Science News Letter, Walker's Mammals of the World, and Scientific American to name a few. Over 540 citations are referenced and indexed three ways, by First Author, Source, and Subject. The indexes are cross-referenced to each entry in the book to aid the reader in locating original source materials and conducting independent research.