| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
xi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Stephen Fry -- Introduction / John Mitchinson and John Lloyd -- Aardvark -- Albatross -- Anglerfish -- Ant -- Armadillo -- Badger -- Bat -- Bear -- Beaver -- Bee -- Beetle -- Binturong -- Bison -- Box jellyfish -- Butterfly -- Cane toad -- Capercaillie -- Cat -- Catfish -- Cheetah -- Chimpanzee -- Cicada -- Comb jelly -- Coral -- Cow -- Crane -- Dog -- Dolphin -- Donkey -- Eagle -- Echidna -- Eel -- Elephant -- Ferret -- Flea -- Fly -- Fossa -- Fox -- Frog -- Giant tortoise -- Gibbon -- Giraffe -- Goat -- Goose -- Gorilla -- Hedgehog -- Hoatzin -- Horse -- Human -- Hummingbird -- Hyena -- Kangaroo -- Koala -- Komodo dragon -- Leech -- Lion -- Lizard -- Lobster -- Louse -- Mite -- Mole -- Monkey -- Moose -- Mouse -- Naked mole rat -- Octopus -- Owl -- Pangolin -- Parrot -- Pearl oyster -- Penguin -- Pig -- Pigeon -- Platypus -- Porcupine -- Quoll -- Rabbit -- Raccoon -- Rat -- Salamander -- Scorpion -- Sea cow -- Sea cucumber -- Seal -- Shark -- Sheep -- Snake -- Spider -- Starfish -- Tapir -- Tardigrade -- Termite -- Toad -- Tuatara -- Walrus -- Wasp -- Whale -- Woodlouse -- Woodpecker -- Worm -- Tailpiece -- Index. |
| Summary |
A fun, fact-filled bestiary. Arranged alphabetically from aardvark to worm, here are one hundred of the most interesting members of the animal kingdom explained, dissected, and illustrated, with the trademark wit and wisdom of John Lloyd and John Mitchinson. Did you know that: when a young albatross takes wing, it may stay aloft for ten years; octopuses are dexterous enough to unscrew tops from jars; spider silk is so light that a strand long enough to circle the world would weigh as much as a bar of soap? Marvel at elephants that walk on tiptoe, pigs that shine in the dark, and woodpeckers that have ears on the ends of their tongues. If you still think a pangolin is a musical instrument, that hyenas are dogs, or that sheep are pointless and stupid, this book has arrived just in time.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Animals -- Miscellanea.
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| Added Author |
Mitchinson, John, 1963-
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| ISBN |
9780307394934 hardback |
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030739493X hardback |
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