Download or read book Nature s Deadliest Creatures Visual Encyclopedia written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come face-to-face with 150 of the world's scariest killer creatures, from the lion and great white shark to the tarantula, anaconda snake, golden eagle, vampire bat, and even the fierce ant! The ebook profiles every kind of animal--mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, insects, and arachnids. Chapters are arranged according to how these dangerous predators kill. Do they use jaws and claws, venom, stings, traps, tricks and cunning, or mass invasion? With more than 200 spectacular photos in the ebook, every page has a stunning image of the animal in action, with data files giving a visual e-guide to its size, distribution, diet, and habitat, as well as a rating of its "scare factor." Each profile features bite-size text that will appeal to all readers. Discover key facts about how the animal lives (is it solitary or a pack animal?), intriguing anatomy (the platypus is famously one of the few venomous mammals, but did you know that the venom comes from the hind leg on the males only?), and of course, their method of attack (such as chasing prey to exhaustion, launching an ambush, or paralyzing with poison). Further fascinating facts can also be found in the reference section, including deadly defense, family trees, toxins, and prehistoric deadly creatures that are no more.
Download or read book Nature s Deadliest Predators written by Shelly Silbering and published by Lowell House. This book was released on 1999 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of four deadly predators--sharks, grizzly bears, tigers, and alligators and crocodiles.
Download or read book Nature s Deadliest Animals written by Frankie Stout and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Killer instincts help this group of animals to thrive in the wild. This book explores what makes an animal especially deadly and how they live to kill.
Download or read book Nature s Deadliest Creatures written by Derek Harvey and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ultimate visual guide to the strongest, scariest, and most dangerous animals on Earth. Dare to discover the frightening facts about all kinds of deadly animals, from their lethal jaws and claws to powerful venoms and stealthy hunting tactics." -- Back cover.
Download or read book Nature s Deadly Creatures written by Frances Jones and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and pop-up illustrations depict six of the world's deadliest creatures: the scorpion fish, the black widow, the scorpion, the king cobra, the Gila monster and the blue-ringed octopus.
Download or read book Venom written by Ronald Jenner and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venom brings readers face to face with some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet, including jellyfish, snakes, and wasps, as it uncovers the story of venom. The book explores how venom is used for predation, defense, competition, and communication by an incredible diversity of species. It examines the unique methods that these species have evolved to create and deliver their deadly toxins. The book traces venom back to its origin in early jellyfish and sea anemones, and reveals how venoms have evolved dozens of times independently all across the animal kingdom since that time. And finally, it examines the relationships between these dangerous creatures and humans. Humans have not only learned to live with them, but also to benefit from them: scientists increasingly are harnessing the power of venom to create new drugs, treatments, and anti-venoms.
Download or read book Deadliest Animals written by Melissa Stewart and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young readers learn about 12 of the most deadly animals in the world, from sharks to tiny mosquitoes.
Download or read book The Most Dangerous Animal written by David Livingstone Smith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-02-17 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War.
Download or read book The Great White Shark written by Lisa Owings and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fascinating images accompany information about the great white shark. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Venomous written by Christie Wilcox and published by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling tale of encounters with nature’s masters of biochemistry From the coasts of Indonesia to the rainforests of Peru, venomous animals are everywhere—and often lurking out of sight. Humans have feared them for centuries, long considering them the assassins and pariahs of the natural world. Now, in Venomous, the biologist Christie Wilcox investigates and illuminates the animals of our nightmares, arguing that they hold the keys to a deeper understanding of evolution, adaptation, and immunity. She reveals just how venoms function and what they do to the human body. With Wilcox as our guide, we encounter a jellyfish with tentacles covered in stinging cells that can kill humans in minutes; a two-inch caterpillar with toxic bristles that trigger hemorrhaging; and a stunning blue-ringed octopus capable of inducing total paralysis. How do these animals go about their deadly work? How did they develop such intricate, potent toxins? Wilcox takes us around the world and down to the cellular level to find out. Throughout her journey, Wilcox meets the intrepid scientists who risk their lives studying these lethal beasts, as well as “self-immunizers” who deliberately expose themselves to snakebites. Along the way, she puts her own life on the line, narrowly avoiding being envenomated herself. Drawing on her own research, Wilcox explains how venom scientists are untangling the mechanisms of some of our most devastating diseases, and reports on pharmacologists who are already exploiting venoms to produce lifesaving drugs. We discover that venomous creatures are in fact keystone species that play crucial roles in their ecosystems and ours—and for this alone, they ought to be protected and appreciated. Thrilling and surprising at every turn, Venomous will change everything you thought you knew about the planet’s most dangerous animals.
Download or read book Fierce Fighters Predators written by Lee Martin and published by becker&mayer! kids. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fierce Fighters Predators put the most dominant predators in the world into hypothetical fights and analyzes their power, quickness, venom, to see who would win. For the world’s fiercest predators, winning is second nature. But what would happen if they forgot their prey and battled one another, instead? Featuring dozens of the world’s greatest hunters, Fierce Fighters: Predators showcases the most epic battles imaginable between the champions of the land, sea, and sky. Grizzly versus mountain lion. Electric eel versus piranha. Orca versus great white shark. Komodo dragon versus tiger. Python versus king cobra. These aren’t just head-to-head match-ups—they are tooth-to-tooth and claw-to-claw. Deadly venom against powerful jaws. Speed and agility against brute force. Brainy mammals against cold-blooded reptiles with a survival instinct millions of years in the making. Weigh the skills of the contestants and try to guess who will emerge victorious, then check and see if the experts agree. In these dozens of earth-wide battles, can you predict the most ferocious fighters of all?
Download or read book Predators written by Pat Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encounter the stalkers, sprinters, and strikers of the animal kingdom -- hunters both big and small. For all ages, including young children.
Download or read book Predators written by Paula Hammond and published by Amber Books. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Deadliest written by Steve Jenkins and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deadliest! showcases some of the planet's most threatening creatures.
Download or read book World s Deadliest Animals written by Matt Roper and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man-eating maggots, poisonous birds and fish with teeth as big as a tiger’s are just a few of the dangerous creatures you’ll encounter in this book. From tiny terrors to raging beasts, this collection of the world’s deadliest animals contains amazing photographs, gruesome descriptions and shocking stats on monsters of the natural world.
Download or read book The Box Jellyfish written by Colleen Sexton and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fascinating images accompany information about the box jellyfish. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Bengal Tiger written by Colleen A. Sexton and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fascinating images accompany information about the Bengal tiger. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
