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CURIOUS CREATURES
Andrew Cleave
With 100 full-color illustrcitioiis
CURIOUS CREATURES, is a beautifully provocative view of nature's most unusual and memorable creatures.
Fish that fly; birds that are flightless; beautiful but deadly insects; snakes that play dead; well-camouflaged predators; and creatures whose courtship displays resemble flamboyant Spanish dances. Yet no matter how bizarre in form of seemingly odd in behavior, each animal has a very specific reason for looking and acting as it does.
This book explains striking behavior and vividly portrays animals that have specially adapted to their specific environments. Within you'll meet remarkable creatures that have developed odd physical features such as:
• colorful faces and pendulous noses
• poisonous tentacles
• razor-sharp tusks and teeth
• brush-like antennae
The reasons for such strange characteristics are many, including:
• mimicry and deception: looper caterpillars, which resemble twigs
• defence;...
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Fülszöveg
CURIOUS CREATURES
Andrew Cleave
With 100 full-color illustrcitioiis
CURIOUS CREATURES, is a beautifully provocative view of nature's most unusual and memorable creatures.
Fish that fly; birds that are flightless; beautiful but deadly insects; snakes that play dead; well-camouflaged predators; and creatures whose courtship displays resemble flamboyant Spanish dances. Yet no matter how bizarre in form of seemingly odd in behavior, each animal has a very specific reason for looking and acting as it does.
This book explains striking behavior and vividly portrays animals that have specially adapted to their specific environments. Within you'll meet remarkable creatures that have developed odd physical features such as:
• colorful faces and pendulous noses
• poisonous tentacles
• razor-sharp tusks and teeth
• brush-like antennae
The reasons for such strange characteristics are many, including:
• mimicry and deception: looper caterpillars, which resemble twigs
• defence; armadillos, that roll into a protective ball when attacked
• camouflage: sea dragons and seahorses, that blend well within a seaweed habitat
• unique courtship displays: frigatebirds with necks that inflate like red balloons to attract a mate
There is much in CURIOUS CREATURES, another in a popular series of books on the animal kingdom, to both amuse and inform those who themselves are curious about the natural world's strangest and most intriguing inhabitants.
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