Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish, and Other Weird Animals

Crew, Becky

ISBN 10: 1440560269 / ISBN 13: 9781440560262

Published by Adams Media, Avon, MA, 2012

About this Item

8vo, 239 pp. Fine copy (issued without dust jacket).

Seller Inventory # 065776

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish, and Other Weird Animals
• Publisher: Adams Media, Avon, MA
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440560269
• ISBN 13: 9781440560262
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History

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Synopsis

Take a walk on the weird side!

Astronaut fish swimming in zero gravity? Fluffy little birds hungry for brains? Transformer butterflies morphing in midair? It's either a bad trip or one crazy safari.

Becky Crew takes you on the latter by mixing serious scientific facts with lighthearted anthropomorphic stories. Each animal profile starts with a short, humorous day-in-the-life-of bit that leads into the real science of these really strange creatures. Becky keeps things fresh by mixing in her wit with the interesting facts.

From naked mole rat reproduction to the Wolverine-style defenses of Cameroon's hairy frogs, Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish, and Other Weird Animals packs enough information for one heck of a nature walk.

About the Author

Becky Crew is an award-winning science writer. Her blog, Running Ponies (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/), blends science fact with humorous wit, and is part of theScientific American blog network. It was voted Best Australian Science Blog in 2010 and her writing was included in the 2011 collection ofThe Best Australian Science Writing. She is the former online editor of Australia's leading science magazine,Cosmos.