Animal Weapons
Download Animal Weapons full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free Animal Weapons ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author | : Douglas J. Emlen |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2014-11-11 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0805094504 |
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. 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.
Author | : Douglas J. Emlen |
Publisher | : Henry Holt and Company |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2014-11-11 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 142994739X |
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.
Author | : Douglas J. Emlen |
Publisher | : Picador |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-12-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781250075314 |
"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.
Author | : Janet Riehecky |
Publisher | : Capstone Classroom |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1429680075 |
"Describes how animals use camouflage and mimicry as weapons and defenses"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Joanne Mattern |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1634404203 |
Strong jaws, razor-sharp teeth, exploding gases! Discover some of the super weapons in Earth's animal kingdom.
Author | : Jody Sullivan Rake |
Publisher | : Capstone Classroom |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1429680105 |
"Describes how animals speed, strength, and stealth as weapons and defenses"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Janet Riehecky |
Publisher | : Blazers |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781429685061 |
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.
Author | : Janet Riehecky |
Publisher | : Capstone Classroom |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1429680121 |
"Describes how animals use teeth, jaws, and claws as weapons and defenses"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Jody Sullivan Rake |
Publisher | : Capstone Press |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781429696524 |
Describes animals that use spesed, strength, and stealth as weapons or defenses.
Author | : Jody Sullivan Rake |
Publisher | : Capstone Classroom |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1429680113 |
"Describes how animals use spines, horns, and armor as weapons and defenses"--Provided by publisher.