Animal Weapons
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Animal Weapons
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Author : Douglas J. Emlen
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2014-11-11
Animal Weapons written by Douglas J. Emlen and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-11 with Science categories.
WINNER OF THE PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD IN SCIENCE The story behind the stunning, extreme weapons we see in the animal world--teeth and horns and claws--and what they can tell us about the way humans develop and use arms and other weapons In Animal Weapons, Doug Emlen takes us outside the lab and deep into the forests and jungles where he's been studying animal weapons in nature for years, 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 we encounter on these pages are, we learn that similar factors set their evolution in motion. Emlen uses these patterns to draw parallels to the way we humans develop and employ our own weapons, and have since battle began. He looks at everything from our armor and camouflage to the evolution of the rifle and the structures human populations have built across different regions and eras to protect their homes and communities. With stunning black and white drawings and gorgeous color illustrations of these concepts at work, Animal Weapons brings us the complete story of how weapons reach their most outsized, dramatic potential, and what the results we witness in the animal world can tell us about our own relationship with weapons of all kinds.
Animal Weapons
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Author : Douglas J. Emlen
language : en
Publisher: Picador
Release Date : 2015-12-01
Animal Weapons written by Douglas J. Emlen and has been published by Picador this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-01 with Science categories.
"Outstanding . . . Emlen's book on animal warfare reveals a world far more fascinating and intriguing than one we could summon with our imagination." -The Seattle Times Every animal relies on a weapon of some kind-cats have claws, eagles have talons, even the dogs we keep as pets have a respectable set of teeth. In rare cases, we find species whose weapons have become stunningly outsized, some with tusks so massive that those who wield them look like they should collapse under the weight. In Animal Weapons, biologist Douglas Emlen pulls readers into the worlds of these remarkable beasts, trekking through rainforests and mountain passes to unravel the mysteries of their weapons. Along the way, Emlen shows that the essential biology of animal arms races applies to our own weapons, too. A story that begins with biology becomes the story of all weapons, as Emlen seeks to determine where this parallel leaves us today, in a world filled with the deadliest weapons of all time-nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons of mass destruction.
Animal Weapons
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Author : Douglas J. Emlen
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2014-11-11
Animal Weapons written by Douglas J. Emlen and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-11 with Science categories.
An exploration of the extreme weapons we see in the animal world—teeth, horns and claws—draws parallels to the way humans develop and employ our own weapons.
Amazing Animals Videos
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Author : Penguin Books, Limited
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-11-01
Amazing Animals Videos written by Penguin Books, Limited and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-11-01 with categories.
Animal Weapons And Defenses
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Author : Janet Riehecky
language : en
Publisher: Blazers
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Animal Weapons And Defenses written by Janet Riehecky and has been published by Blazers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Toxic venom, bone-snapping jaws, record-shattering speed. Animals have mind-blowing weapons and defenses. Learn about the amazing features and adaptations that help animals hunt prey and defend themselves in the wild world of nature.
Animal Weapons
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Author : Philip Street
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Animal Weapons written by Philip Street and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Nature categories.
Spines Horns And Armor
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Author : Jody Sullivan Rake
language : en
Publisher: Capstone Press
Release Date : 2012
Spines Horns And Armor written by Jody Sullivan Rake and has been published by Capstone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes animals that use spines, horns, and armor as weapons or defenses.
Animal Weapons
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Author : Charles R. Meyers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Animal Weapons written by Charles R. Meyers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Animal defenses categories.
Speed Strength And Stealth
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Author : Jody Sullivan Rake
language : en
Publisher: Capstone Press
Release Date : 2012
Speed Strength And Stealth written by Jody Sullivan Rake and has been published by Capstone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes animals that use spesed, strength, and stealth as weapons or defenses.
Animals With Wicked Weapons
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Author : Susan K. Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2008-07-01
Animals With Wicked Weapons written by Susan K. Mitchell and has been published by Enslow Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Learn about the weapons that different animals have to protect themselves from predators.