
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 |
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Non-fiction | 71100 |
Dewey: | Animals on Land |
ISBN: | 0753408767 9780753408766 |
pub: | 2006 |