After man: a zoology of the future

Introduction / Desmond Morris

Author's introduction

Evolution. Cell genetics

Natural selection

Animal behaviour

Form and development

Food chains

History of life. the origins of life

Early living forms

The age of reptiles

The age of mammals

The age of man

Life after man. The world after man

Temperate woodlands and grasslands. The rabbucks

The predators

Creatures of the under growth

The tree dwellers

Nocturnal animals

The wetlands

Coniferous forests. The browsing mammals

The hunters and the hunted

Tree life

Tundra and the polar regions. The migrants

The meaching and its enemies

The polar ocean

The southern ocean

The mountains

The deserts: The arid lands. The sand dwellers

Large desert animals

The North American deserts

Tropical grasslands. The grass-eaters

Giants of the plains

The meat-eaters

Tropical forests. The tree-top canopy

Living in the trees

The forest floor

Living with water

Australian forests

The Australian forest undergrowth

Islands and island continents. South American forest

South American grasslands

The island of Lemuria

The islands of Batavia

The islands of Pacaus

Future. The destiny of life

Appendix. Glossary

The tree of life.