A beautiful and fascinating portrait of the world’s most extreme wildlife, from the sexiest beast to the smelliest plant.
The world's most devious plant, the largest flock of birds, the biggest drug user, the most dangerous love-life...here is a mind-blowing guide to the weirdest and most remarkable wildlife on our planet. With many extraordinary images sourced from all over the world, this is a beautiful book to own as well as an unputdownable read.
The entries are quirky yet informative, focusing on single species with bizarre lifestyles and impressive adaptations. The main book consists of over 150 entries, organised into four sections: Extreme Growth, Extreme Abilities, Extreme Movement and Extreme Families.
Intelligently written, it is aimed at all those with an interest in wildlife. While assuming no prior knowledge on the part of its readers, it is still scientifically rigorous enough to captivate every expert. Big in scope, it is a gorgeous and fascinating portrait of the natural wonders of our planet.
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'The commentries may be pacey, bite-sized and sensational, but they are also intelligent and informed.'
BBC Wildlife
'A mind-blowing glossy hardback that would make for exciting viewing on any coffee table'
Royal Wings
'The text by marine biologist Mark Carwardine is the real star of the show...a wonderful fact-loaded book...you start reading, and you just can’t stop!'
Outdoor Photography
'The strange-but-true revelations in this beautifully presented book will fascinate'
Sunday Times Travel Magazine
Extreme Nature was written with the invaluable help of over 150 scientists working in all corners of the globe. With their generous assistance, in just a few sentences it's been possible to summarise some of the highlights of many years, sometimes decades of research. Thanks to them, if you've ever wondered which animal has the best colour vision, if a millipede really does have a thousand legs, how fast a falcon can swoop, or which is the world's most dangerous snake, this is the place to look.
Any such study of extreme nature is inevitably full of surprises and when it comes to superlatives there is always another record-breaker just round the corner. But while there is little doubt that few of the records we've included are the absolutes, in one way or another all animals and plants have something exceptional about them that deserves our attention.
Ultimately, the aim of the book is simply to revel in these other-worldly creatures and their outlandish behaviour. We hope you enjoy being wowed by some of their exploits.
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