Outrageous animal adaptations : from big-eared bats to frill-necked lizards /
Rosen, Michael J., 1954-
Outrageous animal adaptations : from big-eared bats to frill-necked lizards / Michael J. Rosen. - Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, (c)2018. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
A fish that walks on land, a frog that makes its own sunscreen, and an insect that can become invisible' 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. For example, did you know that the geoduck (nope, it's not a duck, it's a clam) can live as long as 160 years' And that the aye-aye, a nocturnal primate, uses echolocation and a long, spindly finger to find and dig up food' Or that in its deep-ocean habitat, the vampire squid uses bioluminescence to startle predators' These are among the many animals that show evolution and adaptation at work.
9781512498851 9781541522015
2017047241
Animals--Adaptation--Juvenile literature.
Electronic Books.
QH546 / .O987 2018
Outrageous animal adaptations : from big-eared bats to frill-necked lizards / Michael J. Rosen. - Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, (c)2018. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
A fish that walks on land, a frog that makes its own sunscreen, and an insect that can become invisible' 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. For example, did you know that the geoduck (nope, it's not a duck, it's a clam) can live as long as 160 years' And that the aye-aye, a nocturnal primate, uses echolocation and a long, spindly finger to find and dig up food' Or that in its deep-ocean habitat, the vampire squid uses bioluminescence to startle predators' These are among the many animals that show evolution and adaptation at work.
9781512498851 9781541522015
2017047241
Animals--Adaptation--Juvenile literature.
Electronic Books.
QH546 / .O987 2018