Dangerous Creatures

Wilkes, Angela

Series: Kingfisher Knowledge
Notes
This book brings some of the world’s mosts ferocious or venomous animals almost too close for comfort. Discover the “weapons” that many creatures carry - from the deadly bite of the malaria-carrying mosquito to the enormous size, weight and sheer muscle-power of the grizzly bear. Learn about the astonishing way chimpanzees hunt other primates, and find out just how deadly a tiny spider can be.
Contents
Contents : foreword; tooth and claw - teeth, strategy pack hunters teamwork, talons, beaks, jaws; venomous creatures - poison, fangs, skin, bite, stingers, tentacles; small but deadly - bites, stings, teeth, malaria, bacteria, viruses, germs; glossary; index; acknowledgements;
Additional Info
Foreword by Steve Leonard.
Location edition Bar Code due date
Non-fiction 71100
Dewey:Animals on Land
ISBN:0753408767 9780753408766
pub:2006