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

Hearst, Michael 1972- (Author). Noordeman, Jelmer, (ill.).

Summary: 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 knot to wipe the slime away ... plus dozens more!

Record details

ISBN: 9781452104676 (hc.)
ISBN: 1452104670 (hc.)
Physical Description: print
109 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.