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Outrageous animal adaptations : from big-eared bats to frill-necked lizards / Michael J. Rosen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781512498851
  • 9781541522015
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QH546 .O987 2018
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:Subject: 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.
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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.

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