Biological Anomalies, Mammals I: A Catalog of Biological Anomalies

BIOLOGICAL ANOMALIES - MAMMALS I 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 first of two volumes devoted to mammals other than humans, and focuses on external attributes: (1) physical appearance; (2) behavior; and (3) talents and faculties. Some of the topics covered include Mammal-Marsupial Parallelisms * Zebra-Strip Reversals * Marching Teeth * Lunar Effect on Activity * Mammalian Art and Music * Rat and Squirrel "Kings" * Cetacean Mass Strandings * Mummified Antarctic Seals * Navigation and Homing * Soaring and Parachuting * Mammalian Engineering Works * Deep-Diving Capabilities * Unusual Vocalizations * and Intelligence Overshoot. BIOLOGICAL ANOMALIES - MAMMALS I 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.