Animal Review: An Objective Critique of the Genius, Mediocrity, and Breathtaking Stupidity That Is Nature
From Aristotle to Charles Darwin, Carolus Linnaeus to the Crocodile Hunter, humans have been studying animals for thousands of years. Sure, we've learned some stuff. Snakes lack arms. Fish breathe water. Bears have complicated biochemical nervous systems. But in all this time, no one has ever answered the most important question of all: Are these animals any good?\ Here, at long last, are the authoritative listings and ratings of dozens of your favorite (and least favorite) animals. Expanding...
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Ever since our ancestors first set eyes on a woolly mammoth and agreed that it needed hunting, human beings have been making judgments about animals. The king cobra: That's an A-plus animal. The garden snail? D-minus. On a good day.In Animal Review, Jacob Lentz and Steve Nash give authoritative listings and ratings of dozens of your favorite (and least-favorite) animals. Expanded from their popular blog, the entries mix fascinating animal facts with hilarious assessments, set off with brilliantly captioned photos and enlightening charts and graphs. It's a perfect gift for animal lovers of any age, with sophisticated but kid-friendly humor and tons of interesting information.
Foreword viiiLand 1Panda 2King Cobra 4Wildebeest 7Garden Snail 11Spotlight on Poisonous Snakes 15Giraffe 16North American Mountain Goat 19Bullet Ant 24Spotlight on Bears 30Alpaca 32Koala 36Spotlight on Apes 40Skunk 42Sky 47Bald Eagle 48Locust 53Owl 57Spotlight on Birding 60Vulture 62Pigeon 67Water 73Blue Whale 74Great White Shark 78Swordfish 83Sea Cucumber 86Spotlight on Extinction 89Sponge 90Clam 91Spotlight on Taxonomy 95Salmon 97Octopus 103Other 109Hippopotamus 110Golden Dart Frog 115Peacock 119Spotlight on Animal Sounds 123Capybara 124Ladybug 127Photography/Art Credits 132Acknowledgments 133
