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Extreme Science: Chasing the Ghost Bat and Other Mysteries of Nature
By
Peter Jedicke (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Griffin
Publication date
November 1, 2001
Pages
257
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780312268183
ISBN-10
0312268181
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
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$14.95
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Summary
From the editors of the world's premier science journal comes a fascinating glimpse at some of the most unusual facets of zoology, anthropology, and evolution science, from a study of possible missing links between humans and their nearest realtives to extinct monsters, unusual aquatic species, and bizarre plants. Original. 15,000 first printing.
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From the pages of Scientific American comes the latest information and explorations into the bizarre realm of the natural world, including:
-Our oldest relatives and the discovery of missing links
-Strange predators, from flesh-eating chimps to the lethal Komodo dragon
-Strange plant life, such as the carnivorous Venus's flytrap and the Voodoo lily
-Extinct monsters, and giant, flightless, flesh-eating birds
-Mysterious denizens of the deep, such as the giant squid and the slime hag
-Insect oddities: fire ants, singing caterpillars, and Africanized bees
-Our oldest relatives and the discovery of missing links
-Strange predators, from flesh-eating chimps to the lethal Komodo dragon
-Strange plant life, such as the carnivorous Venus's flytrap and the Voodoo lily
-Extinct monsters, and giant, flightless, flesh-eating birds
-Mysterious denizens of the deep, such as the giant squid and the slime hag
-Insect oddities: fire ants, singing caterpillars, and Africanized bees
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1 edition from Griffin (November 1, 2001)
9780312268183 | details & prices | 257 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $14.95
About: From the editors of the world's premier science journal comes a fascinating glimpse at some of the most unusual facets of zoology, anthropology, and evolution science, from a study of possible missing links between humans and their nearest realtives to extinct monsters, unusual aquatic species, and bizarre plants.
About: From the editors of the world's premier science journal comes a fascinating glimpse at some of the most unusual facets of zoology, anthropology, and evolution science, from a study of possible missing links between humans and their nearest realtives to extinct monsters, unusual aquatic species, and bizarre plants.
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