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Extreme Survivors: Animals That Time Forgot (How Nature Works)

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What do the goblin shark, horseshoe crab, the “indestructible” water bear, and a handful of other atypical animals have in common? They’re all “extreme survivors,” animals that still look much like their prehistoric ancestors from millions of years ago.   Meet ten amazing animals that seem to have changed little in more than 100 million years. They’re the rare exceptions to the rule.

More than 99 percent of all life forms have gone extinct all through the 3.6-billion-year history of life on Earth. Other organisms have changed dramatically, but not our extreme survivors. Evolution may have altered their physiology and behavior, but their body plans have stood the test of time.  

How have these living links with Earth’s prehistoric past survived? The seek for answers is leading scientists to new discoveries about the past―and future―of life on Earth. The survival secrets of a few of these ancient creatures could lead to new medicines and treatments for disease.  

Written in a full of life, entertaining voice, Extreme Survivors provides detailed life histories and odd “survival secrets” of ten ancient animals and explains evolution and natural selection. Extensive back matter includes glossary, additional facts and geographic range for every organism and a geologic timeline of Earth.

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