Tewksbury Public Library

Outrageous animal adaptations, from big-eared bats to frill-necked lizards, Michael J. Rosen

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

Ages 13 to 18

Grades 9 to 12

non fiction

Outrageous animal adaptations

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Michael J. Rosen

from big-eared bats to frill-necked lizards

A fish that walks on land, a frog that makes its own sunscreen, and an insect that can become invisible? These are just a few examples of how Earth's creatures have evolved some outrageous features and tricks to ensure survival

Introduction: evolutionary elegance -- Townsend's big-eared bat: life (almost) without gravity -- Aye-aye: drumming up food -- Waxy monkey tree frog: the frog that uses sunscreen -- Mudskipper: a life on land and sea -- Axolotl: life as a juvenile -- Geoduck: a life (almost) without aging -- Giant cuttlefish: living submarines -- West Indian manatee: the ocean's one vegetarian mammal -- Galápagos giant tortoise: life (almost) without predation -- Giant isopod: deep-sea gigantism -- Vampire squid: life in the pitch-dark sea -- Striped anglerfish: a fish with tackle all its own -- Devil's flower mantis: floral assassin -- Bobbit worm: a carnivore's speed -- Camel spider: the largest (invertebrate) jaws in the desert -- Tasmanian devil: a rare carnivorous marsupial -- Marabou stork: a scavenger's life -- Australian pelican: life as a heavyweight flier -- Malayan tapir: a most noteworthy nose -- Naked mole rat: mammals living like ants -- Two-toed sloth: upside down and coated with algae -- Proboscis monkey: a primate that's in the swim -- Mole cricket: an insect with claws -- Frill-necked lizard: dragon on two legs

juvenile