Description
A carefully curated collection of some of the worlds most weird and wonderful animals in a modern version of a medieval bestiary
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 youve probably never heard of such as skineating caecilians harp sponges or zombie worms also known as boneeating snot flowers
Arranged by elements Earth Water Air The Modern Bestiary contains wellknown species told from new unexpected angles rats that drive cars fish that communicate by passing wind as well as stranger and lesserknown creatures including carnivorous mice that howl at the moon crossdressing 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 tongueeating 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
P 2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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