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"Several animals use parts of their bodies as weapons to protect themselves from predators or attack their prey . . . in this guide to animal adaptations, readers discover how animals such as skunks, narwhals, and scorpions use their bodies as weapons and how this helps them survive in the wild"--Publisher.
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"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce readers to electric animals such as the stargazer, torpedo ray, electric eel, and and explore how they use electricity to defend themselves against predators. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
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In Animal Weapons, Douglas J. Emlen takes us outside the lab and deep into the forests and jungles to explain the processes behind the most intriguing and curious examples of extreme animal weapons-fish with mouths larger than their bodies and bugs whose heads are so packed with muscle they don't have room for eyes. As singular and strange as some of the weapons are, we learn that similar factors set their evolution in motion. Emlen looks at everything,...
5) Fangs
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[2023]
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"What animal has teeth like this? Little ones will love guessing which of their favorite animals belong to each eye in this question-and-answer title filled with bold text and bright photographs."--
13) Amazing armor
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2010.
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"Discusses how animals use armor to protect themselves from predators or to catch prey"--Provided by publisher.
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2022.
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"How do tiny creatures stay safe or hunt for their lunch? To survive you need a superpower! Discover how some creatures have spring-loaded jumps, or microscopic toxic darts while others wear a scary costume or a suit of armor. Enter the world of some of the smallest creatures on our planet and you'll see that maybe it's not so tough to be tiny after all!"--Back cover.
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