The Modern Bestiary: A Curated Collection of Wondrous Creatures

di Joanna Bagniewska (Autore)

Jennifer N. R. Smith (Illustratore)

Headline Publishing Group, 2024

From the familiar to the improbable, the gross to the endearing, The Modern Bestiary is a compendium of curious creatures. It includes both animals that have made headlines and those you've probably never heard of, such as skin-eating caecilians, harp sponges, or zombie worms - also known as bone-eating snot flowers. Arranged by elements (Earth, Water, Air), The Modern Bestiary contains well-known species told from new, unexpected angles (rats that drive cars; fish that communicate by passing wind), as well as stranger and lesser-known creatures, including carnivorous mice that howl at the moon, cross-dressing cuttlefish, and antechinuses - small marsupials that literally mate themselves to death. Finally, there are the 'aliens on Earth' - the incredible, the surreal, the magical - such as tardigrades, tongue-eating lice and immortal jellyfish, creatures so astonishing that they make unicorns look rather commonplace. Written by a zoologist with a flair for storytelling, this is a fascinating celebration of the animal kingdom.

• Autore: Joanna Bagniewska
• Illustratore: Jennifer N. R. Smith
• Editore: Headline Publishing Group
• Anno: 2024
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 256 p.
• Dimensioni: 196 x 128 mm
• Peso: 180 gr.
• EAN: 9781472289636

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