Animal Planet Weird and Wonderful: Attack and Defence - Hardcover

Kingfisher

9780753433812: Animal Planet Weird and Wonderful: Attack and Defence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753433818 ISBN 13: 9780753433812

Publisher: Kingfisher Books Ltd, 2011

Survival in the natural world is all about "eat or be eaten". It makes sense that animals have developed some pretty extreme adaptations to help them on both sides of the equation. From cooperative hunting and deadly poisons to sophisticated camouflage and the art of playing dead, this book is crammed with information about the animal kingdom's cleverest attack and defence mechanisms. From the fearsome efficiency of the great white shark to the tiny power of the army ant, and so much more, young readers will be amazed at exactly what the natural world can dish up.

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Book Description:

Astonishing animals and bizarre behaviour, the animal kingdom's strangest adaptations

About the Author:

Professor Phil Whitfield is a lecturer in zoology, biology, and parasitology at King's College, University of London. He is also an author and consultant producing books on science, technology, and life sciences. His book The Robot Zoo was shortlisted for the Rhone-Poulenc Prize for science writing. He lives and works in London, UK.

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