Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Contents:
Slime shooters -- The story of life -- Green eggs and sand -- Tangle of tentacles -- Out of the ooze -- Old, cold, and slow -- Australian oddball -- A bite like a snake -- Nature's survivors.
Summary:
"Blue-blooded crabs? Platypus that sting? One-hundred-year old reptiles? Meet some of nature's longest-surviving species! Discover the stories of these incredible animals and find out how they help scientists piece together evolutionary history."-- Provided by publisher.
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