This title reveals how the special characteristics of all types of animals, from butterflies and bugs to snakes, bears, big cats and sharks, allow them to survive in the wild. Learn how the impressive rows of spiky teeth make crocodile jaws a lethal weapon, and how the arched bill and long talons of an osprey give the bird an amazing ability to pluck fish from the water. There are special focus spreads on particular areas of interest, from fireflies to how chimps use tools, as well as "Did you know" spirals with nuggets of amazing information.

 

This book is part of a book series called Wild Animal Planet .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Anness Publishing .

Michael Chinery studied botany, zoology, geology and anthropology at Cambridge University, England. He has worked as an editor on a science magazine for young people, and on a British television wildlife magazine. As a freelance editor and writer her has contribute numerous articles to natural history magazines.