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Evolution : a celebration of beautiful animals

Call Number

  • J 590 SPRI (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First US edition.

Publication Information

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024.

Physical Description

110 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Summary

"From the familiar but imposing American bison to the elusive narwhal, the animals of the globe have all been touched by evolution, developing unique and fascinating traits to ensure their survival. In this deeply informative and gorgeously illustrated compendium of some of the world's most unique animals, celebrate the way all living things have adapted for survival in astonishing and beautiful ways."--

Notes

Includes glossary.

Contents

  • Our beautiful world
  • Aldabra giant tortoise
  • American bison
  • Andean condor
  • Aye-aye
  • Bat-eared fox
  • Camel
  • Chambered nautilus
  • Chameleon
  • Duck-billed golden-line barbel
  • Duck-billed platypus
  • Electric eel
  • European mole
  • Fangtooth fish
  • Fossa
  • Giant anteater
  • Helmeted guinea fowl
  • Hippopotamus
  • Hornbill
  • Horseshoe crab
  • Ibis
  • Indian elephant
  • Indian pangolin
  • Malayan tapir
  • Naked mole rat
  • Narwhal
  • North Sulawesi babirusa
  • Northern three-toed jerboa
  • Ocean sunfish
  • Orange oakleaf butterfly
  • Pink fairy armadillo
  • Portuguese man-of-war
  • Pygmy seahorse
  • Saiga antelope
  • Saltwater crocodile
  • Scottish red deer
  • Shoebill
  • Southern cassowary
  • Sperm whale
  • Spider monkey
  • Spotted bat
  • Spotted hyena
  • Sriped skunk
  • Sumatran rhino
  • Sunda colugo
  • Toad
  • Treehopper
  • Vampire squid
  • West African giraffe
  • White-faced saki monkey
  • Wild boar.