The Living Animals of the World, Volume 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Living Animals of the World, Volume 2, credited to Various, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Living Animals of the World, Volume 2 by Various. Read in English by MysticHaze; DavyDave; Phil Schempf; drempels; Andrew Gaunce; tommack; michaelnelson14356; Tatiana Chichilla; Josh Broussard; Leni; Valentina Vocelli; jr6524; Madelyn Pauline; April6090; Sarocha T; John; Louise J. Belle; Florence; Katy Boyle; ToriBee; Larry Wilson; Devorah Allen The Living Animals of the Natural world, subtitled "a popular Natural History", proposed to present the most updated version of the wonders of the Animal World in a new and clearer form. It used photography instead of the traditional illustrations of the life of beasts, birds, fishes, insects, corals, and the subjects photographed were obtained from every part of the world, many of them from the most distant islands of the Southern Ocean, the great barrier reef of Australia, the New Zealand hills, the Indian jungle, the South African veldt, and the rivers of British Columbia. But not only the illustrations were important, since the attention given to the descriptive portion of the work was also meticulous, and the Editor had the assistance of specialists, eminent alike in the world of science and practical discovery. The result is a very thorough picture of human knowledge of the animal world at the time of publication, in 1902. - Summary by Leni

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Living Animals of the World, Volume 2
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 56
• Listed recording duration: 16:30:41

Catalogue topics

• birds
• insects
• Natural History
• reptiles
• amphibians
• molluscs

Opening tracks: first 24 of 56

1. 01 - The Ostrich and its Kindred — 29:30
2. 02 - The Game-Birds and Rails — 35:38
3. 03 - Pidgeons and Sand-Grouse — 7:57
4. 04 - Auks, Gulls, and Plovers — 19:23
5. 05 - Bustards and Cranes — 7:58
6. 06 - Grebes and Divers, Penguins and Tube-Nosed Birds — 14:26
7. 07 - Storks, Herons and Pelican Tribe, part 1 — 24:48
8. 08 - Storks, Herons and Pelican Tribe, part 2 — 18:23
9. 09 - Screamers, Ducks, Geese and Swans — 19:13
10. 10 - Birds of Prey and Owls — 42:13
11. 11 - Night-Jars, Swifts, and Humming-Birds — 15:28
12. 12 - Parrots, Cuckoos, and Plantain-Eaters — 27:05
13. 13 - Rollers, Kingfishers, Hornbills, and Hoopoes — 22:24
14. 14 - Bee-Eaters, Motmots, Todies, Colies, and Trogons — 7:10
15. 15 - Toucans, Honey-Guides, Jacamars and Puff-Birds, Barbets and Woodpeckers — 14:14
16. 16 - The Perching Birds — 39:04
17. 17 - Larks, Titmice, Honey-Eaters, and Their Kindred — 17:38
18. 18 - Shrikes, Thrushes and Their Allies, Swallows, Lyre-Birds, Chatterers, Broad-Bills, etc. — 30:07
19. 19 - Crocodiles and Alligators — 15:46
20. 20 - Tortoises and Turtles — 35:40
21. 21 - Lizards, part 1 — 22:29
22. 22 - Lizards, part 2 — 25:40
23. 23 - Chamaeleons and Tuatera — 8:23
24. 24 - Snakes — 39:47

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