پرندگان زامبی، ماهی‌های فضانورد و دیگر حیوانات عجیب

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. Hunters. The most powerful punch on earth? ; A mouse in wolf's clothing ; Birds coming for your brains ; The sock-loving vampire spider ; A slime-wielding predator ; The spider-eating spider ; A mind-controlling parasite ; Isopod got your tongue? ; The master deceiver ; Killer cone snail ; The mystery of the sawfish's saw Lovers and fighters. All-female lizard tribe ; The loudest penis on earth ; Battle of the genitals ; The impossible mates ; Don't trust them with your offspring ; Your mother wants you to eat her ; Fruit bat fellatio ; It's time to become gonads ; Sexy monkeys bathe in urine ; Secret boys' club ; A love affair with beer gone wrong ; Won't rat you out for chocolate Ancient creatures. The largest feathered animal ever ; A venomous dinosaur? ; What's that on your face? ; King of the rabbits ; Microraptor shows its true colours ; Night vision for hunters ; Horses the size of house cats Prey. Cliff-diving toad ; Transformer butterflies ; Don't get angry : vomit ; Poison-blood-spitting eyes ; Will rib you to death ; Playing dead pros ; Underwater mousedeer ; A poisonous pelt ; What big eyes you have! ; Wolverine frog ; Bomb-dropping worm ; The toxic songbird Odd bodies. A (mostly) vegetarian spider ; The strangest mammal in the world ; Flying buttocks ; The elusive stick giant ; At home in someone else's anus ; Houdini with an inflatable head ; The toughest fish in outer space ; Sunken spider's bubble web. 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. "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."--Page 4 of cover. Collects humorous profiles of some of the strangest creatures, living or extinct, in the animal kingdom, including the gulf pipefish, Nuralagus rex, and sawfish