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Outrageous animal adaptations : from big-eared bats to frill-necked lizards Cover Image Book Book
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Outrageous animal adaptations : from big-eared bats to frill-necked lizards

Rosen, Michael J. 1954- (Author).

Summary: Whether to avoid predators, to stalk prey, or to withstand extreme temperatures, Earth's creatures have evolved some outrageous features and tricks to ensure survival.

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  • ISBN: 9781512429992 (lb : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 96 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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  • Publisher: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2018]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction: evolutionary elegance -- Townsend's big-eared bat: life (almost) without gravity -- Aye-aye: drumming up food -- Waxy monkey tree frog: the frog that uses sunscreen -- Mudskipper: a life on land and sea -- Axolotl: life as a juvenile -- Geoduck: a life (almost) without aging -- Giant cuttlefish: living submarines -- West Indian manatee: the ocean's one vegetarian mammal -- Galapagos giant tortoise: life (almost) without predation -- Giant isopod: deep-sea gigantism -- Vampire squid: life in the pitch-dark sea -- Striped anglerfish: a fish with tackle all its own -- Devil's flower mantis: floral assassin -- Bobbit worm: a carnivore's speed -- Camel spider: the largest (invertebrate) jaws in the desert -- Tasmanian devil: a rare carnivorous marsupial -- Marabou stork: a scavenger's life -- Australian pelican: life as a heavyweight flier -- Malayan tapir: a most noteworthy nose -- Naked mole rat: mammals living like ants -- Two-toed sloth: upside down and coated with algae -- Proboscis monkey: a primate that's in the swim -- Mole cricket: an insect with claws -- Frill-necked lizard: dragon on two legs.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 13 to 18.
Grades 9 to 12.

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