Hoofed mammals include many families of large, well-known animals. In the second volume of HMW they are revealed in all their fascinating detail, in riveting accounts written by some of the most renowned authorities in the world. The species accounts supply complete and up-to-date information at a time when new and increasingly sophisticated methods of DNA analysis are reshaping our knowledge of these species; to give just one example, the family Bovidae has almost doubled its size in the last five years, to the 279 distinct species known today.
Family Orycteropodidae (Aardvark)
Family Procaviidae (Hyraxes)
Family Elephantidae (Elephants)
Family Manidae (Pangolins)
Family Equidae (Horses and relatives)
Family Rhinocerotidae (Rhinoceroses)
Family Tapiridae (Tapirs)
Family Camelidae (Camels)
Family Suidae (Pigs)
Family Tayassuidae (Peccaries)
Family Hippopotamidae (Hippopotamuses)
Family Tragulidae (Chevrotains)
Family Moschidae (Musk-deer)
Family Cervidae (Deer)
Family Bovidae (Hollow-horned Ruminants)
Family Antilocapridae (Pronghorn)
Family Giraffidae (Giraffe and Okapi)