Unusual creatures a mostly accurate account of some of the Earth's strangest animals

This book introduces the reader to a wealth of extraordinary life forms. From the top of Mt. Everest to 10,000 feet under the sea, fascinating animals are everywhere. A basilisk that can run on water, an octopus that can mimic other animals, a fish that defends itself with slime and ties itself in a...

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Main Author: Hearst, Michael, 1972-
Other Authors: Noordeman, Arjen (Illustrator), Wright, Christie (Illustrator), Noordeman, Jelmer (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Axolotl
  • Aye-Aye
  • Bar-headed goose
  • Barking spider
  • Bee hummingbird
  • Bilby
  • Blobfish
  • Blue-footed booby
  • Cantor's giant soft-shelled turtle
  • Chinese giant salamander
  • Dugong
  • Echidna
  • Elephant shrew
  • Flying snake
  • Giant anteater
  • Giant gippsland earthworm
  • Giraffe-necked weevil
  • Glass frog
  • Great hornbill
  • Guineafowl pufferfish
  • Hagfish
  • Hammer-headed bat
  • Honey badger
  • Horned puffin
  • Humpback anglerfish
  • Jesus Christ lizard
  • Komodo dragon
  • Leafy sea dragon
  • Long-eared jerboa
  • Magnapinna squid
  • Mimic octopus
  • Narwhal
  • Olm
  • Pea frog
  • Pink fairy armadillo
  • Platypus
  • Pygmy marmoset
  • Saddleback caterpillar
  • Sea pig
  • Slow loris
  • Solenodon
  • Star-nosed mole
  • Tapir
  • Tardigrade
  • Texas horned lizard
  • Three-toed sloth
  • Tiburonia granrojo
  • Weddell seal
  • Wombat
  • Yeti crab.