Nature's Best: Hunters

Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Category: Evolution, Wildlife, Sciences, Biology
Age Group: 9+
Book Format: Hardcover

Some animals have developed astonishing techniques to hunt and kill their prey. From the humpback whale's bubble nets that capture hundreds of fish, to the komodo dragon's deadly saliva, the creatures featured in this book are equipped with hunting abilities that are both unique and out-of-this-world. Find out more about these masters of predation and learn how evolution has shaped each animal's hunting strategy and killing technique.Vivid, arresting photography paired with captivating animal encounters make this book a thrilling introduction to some of the basics of evolutionary theory.

Table Of Contents
1: Great white shark

2: Praying mantis

3: Tiger

4: Antlion larva

5: Peregrine falcon

6: Death adder

7: Mongoose

8: Lion

9: Komodo dragon

10: Polar bear

11: Vampire bat

12: Great horned owl

13: Nile crocodile

14: River otter

15: Cone shell

16: Argentine horned frog
About Tom Jackson
Tom Jackson has been a writer for 20 years. He has written more than 80 books and contributed to hundreds more. Tom gets to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. However, his specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. Tom spends his days finding fun ways of communicating these kinds of facts, new and old, to all age groups and reading abilities.
Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children. He studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working at the zoos in Jersey and Surrey. Tom has also worked as a conservationist, which saw him planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing wildlife from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing jobs have also taken him to the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon rain forest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, he can be found mainly in the attic.

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SKU BK-9780750287982
Barcode # 9780750287982
Brand Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Artist / Author Tom Jackson
Shipping Weight 0.3400kg
Shipping Width 0.220m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.270m
Assembled Length 27.000m
Assembled Height 0.900m
Assembled Width 21.800m
Type Hardcover

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