ISBN: 0760363382 9780760363386

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General

Page count: 48

<b>Celebrate the weird, wonderful, and the downright bizarre in this compelling compendium of unusual animals. From the green fur of a three-toed sloth, to the pink and wiggly appendage of the star-nosed mole, there's something new to marvel at on every page.</b><br> <br> <br> <br> Delve into the forests, burrow under the ground, and dive into the deep to <b>discover nature's most peculiar creatures</b> and learn about their behavior, diet, and habitat, as well as folk beliefs about each animal.<br> <br> <br> <br> Hidden away in Earth's forests, caves, and oceans, these creatures might look or behave in peculiar ways but, as you will soon find out, <b>every oddity serves a purpose</b>: <ul> <li>the long, skeletal finger of an aye-aye, used by this lemur to tap on trees to locate hollow tunnels where delicious insects hide</li> <li>the barrel-shaped eyes of a Pacific barreleye fish that turn upward to watch for prey above through its transparent head</li> <li>the big, bulbous nose of a proboscis monkey designed to attract mates</li> <li>the armor-like scales of a pangolin that are so tough that even lions and tigers can't bite through them</li> </ul> Come face-to-face with the most curious creatures from across the globe, and decide for yourself who's the weirdest of them all.