The Frog with Self-Cleaning Feet: . . . And Other Extraordinary Tales from the Animal World

Did you know that an ostrich egg can make an omelet for ten people? How about that crocodiles have the world’s most powerful bite, yet their mouths can be held shut by a man’s bare hands? Or that box jellyfish are the most venomous creature in the world, and they’re almost impossible to see? Wild animals do the most extraordinary, and sometimes frightening, things. Some are exceptionally bright, using tools and even treating themselves with medicinal plants. Others are devious, using chemical warfare and theft to get what they want. Then there are slackers, like the sloth, which only moves up to 125 feet a day, and the overachievers like the Arctic tern, which migrates over forty-four thousand miles every year! Discover: The squid with eyes as big as dinner plates The termite assassin bug The largest rodent you hope to never find in your cupboard And the frog with self-cleaning feet! If you’ve ever wanted to know why a zebra has stripes, or which animal is the most dangerous, has the loudest voice, boasts the longest tongue, or is the most mysterious, The Frog with Self-Cleaning Feet is here to reveal the curiosities of nature. Packed full of entertaining surprises and unusual information, you may not believe your tiny, human-sized eyes. Cover; Halftitle; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Smart animals; Tool users; Cunning bugs; The cheats; The protection racket; Tongues; Evolving together; Feeding time; Bird feeders; World's largest birds; Giant reptiles and amphibians; Mighty bite; World's largest land mammals; Whale of an appetite; Seafood connoisseurs; Dolphins and fishermen; Peculiar foods; Grub's up!; Insect farmers; Living together; A squirt of water; Integrated weapons systems; Bat attack; Eyes; Telling the time; Loud voices; The (not so) silent world; Sea monsters; River monsters. World's most venomous animalsBad to eat; Poisonous and venomous; Allergic to lorises; Natural medicines; Chemical warfare; Chemically controlled ants; Real zombies; Catnaps; The big sleep; Hot and cold, wet and dry; Keep off my patch!; Lost babies; Really wild courtship; Odd couples; Fiddler in the mud; Bringing up baby; Alarm; The great escape; Bee power; Insect record-breakers; Back from the brink; The world's smallest animals; Mystery solved?; The world's most mysterious animals; Getting about; Animal athletes; Deepest divers; Epic journeys; Record-breaking birds; Flight details. Magnetic sensePure white; Individuals; Left- and right-handed; The world's oldest animals; Short-lived; Fashionistas and social clubs; Urban living; Home sweet home; Almost human (1); Unexpected predators 250; Almost human (2); Dolphins to the rescue; Lions to the rescue; Humpback to the rescue; What on earth?; Not what's on the tin; The woodlouse; Animal collective nouns; New species; What's in a (scientific) name?; Afterword. Did you know that an ostrich egg can make an omelet for ten people? How about that crocodiles have the world’s most powerful bite, yet their mouths can be held shut by a man’s bare hands? Or that box jellyfish are the most venomous creature in the world, and they’re almost impossible to see?Wild animals do the most extraordinary, and sometimes frightening, things. Some are exceptionally bright, using tools and even treating themselves with medicinal plants. Others are devious, using chemical warfare and theft to get what they want. Then there are slackers, like the sloth, which only moves up to 125 feet a day, and the overachievers like the Arctic tern, which migrates over forty-four thousand miles every year! Discover: The squid with eyes as big as dinner platesThe termite assassin bugThe largest rodent you hope to never find in your cupboardAnd the frog with self-cleaning feet! If you’ve ever wanted to know why a zebra has stripes, or which animal is the most dangerous, has the loudest voice, boasts the longest tongue, or is the most mysterious,__The Frog with Self-Cleaning Feet__is here to reveal the curiosities of nature. Packed full of entertaining surprises and unusual information, you may not believe your tiny, human-sized eyes. Did you know that an ostrich egg can make an omelet for ten people? Or that there is a squid with eyes the size of dinner plates? How about that crocodiles have the world's most powerful bite, yet their mouths can be held shut by a man's bare hands? Or that box jellyfish are the most venomous creatures in the world, and they're almost impossible to see? Wild animals do the most extraordinary, and sometimes frightening, things. Some are exceptionally bright, using tools and even treating themselves with medicinal plants. Others are devious: they cheat, steal, run protection rackets, and use chemical warfare to get what they want. Then there are the slackers, like the sloth, which only moves up to 125 feet a day, and the over-achievers, like the Arctic tern, which migrates over 44,000 miles every year! If you've ever wanted to know why a zebra has stripes, or which animal is the most dangerous, has the loudest voice, boasts the longest tongue, or is the most mysterious, The Frog With the Self-Cleaning Feet is here to reveal the curiosities of nature. Packed full of entertaining surprises and unusual information, you may not believe your tiny, human-sized eyes

Discover everything you never knew you wanted to know about animals: the weird, the wonderful, and the downright unbelievable.

Did you know that an ostrich egg can make an omelet for ten people? How about that crocodiles have the world’s most powerful bite, yet their mouths can be held shut by a man’s bare hands? Or that box jellyfish are the most venomous creature in the world, and they’re almost impossible to see?

Discover:

• The squid with eyes as big as dinner plates
• The termite assassin bug
• The largest rodent you hope to never find in your cupboard
• And the frog with self-cleaning feet!

The Frog with Self-Cleaning Feet is here to reveal the curiosities of nature. Packed full of entertaining surprises and unusual information, you may not believe your tiny, human-sized eyes.