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Animal Record Breakers: Thousands of Amazing Facts and Spectacular Feats

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The definitive guide to the most exceptional creatures on Earth, Animal Record Breakers lists the achievers and the unique in the animal kingdom. These don’t seem to be only records like fastest and largest. These are the actually extraordinary, like the most unusual defense (three species of horned lizard can squirt blood from their eyes over a distance of four feet or 1.2 m); and the worst climber (western fence lizards fall out of their oak tree homes about 12,000 times a year). There are myth-busters (centipedes have the most legs, not millipedes) and fascinating stories (two “dead” specimens of desert snail were glued onto a museum display tablet only to come out of hibernation four years later).

In all, there are almost 900 records that show the diversity and wonder of the animal kingdom. They’re organized by animal order, circle of relatives and species: Mammals: 381 records; Birds: 133 records; Reptiles: 101 records; Amphibians: 33 records; Fish: 38 records; and Invertebrates: 191 records.

With stunning photographs right through, Animal Record Breakers is a party of creatures great and small. It’ll appeal to all of the circle of relatives, and students and teachers will find it useful for projects and classroom discussion.

The Natural History Museum is a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research center. It cares for more than 80 million specimens spanning billions of years. Over 300 scientists work there, including world-leading experts in their field. Many of them have contributed to this book.

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