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Are zombie ants real?
How high can an armadillo jump?
What’s it like to wrestle a python?

Tim Flannery has the answers. In this informed and accessible book, he introduces some of the most spectacular and unusual creatures in our planet’s deserts and grasslands with in-depth and often-bizarre facts. Flannery ties together concepts of climate change, evolution, conservation, and taxonomy throughout each animal’s profile, firmly connecting it to its environment while sparking wonder at its role in the natural world. Packed with vibrant illustrations and guided by real-life anecdotes from one of our greatest science communicators, Weird, Wild, Amazing! Desert teaches readers to cherish and delight in our planet’s ecosystems with Flannery’s signature mix of humor and wisdom.

Weird, Wild, Amazing! Desert: Exploring the World's Incredible Drylands

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Are zombie ants real? How high can an armadillo jump? What’s it like to wrestle a python? Tim Flannery has... Read more

    Publisher: WW Norton & Co
    Publication Date: 05/04/2022
    ISBN13: 9781324019497, 978-1324019497
    ISBN10: 1324019492

    Number of Pages: 64

    Description

    Are zombie ants real?
    How high can an armadillo jump?
    What’s it like to wrestle a python?

    Tim Flannery has the answers. In this informed and accessible book, he introduces some of the most spectacular and unusual creatures in our planet’s deserts and grasslands with in-depth and often-bizarre facts. Flannery ties together concepts of climate change, evolution, conservation, and taxonomy throughout each animal’s profile, firmly connecting it to its environment while sparking wonder at its role in the natural world. Packed with vibrant illustrations and guided by real-life anecdotes from one of our greatest science communicators, Weird, Wild, Amazing! Desert teaches readers to cherish and delight in our planet’s ecosystems with Flannery’s signature mix of humor and wisdom.

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