Animal defenses
Wilsdon, Christina.
Animal defenses [electronic resource] / Christina Wilsdon. - New York : Chelsea House, 2009. - Electronic resource. - Animal behavior .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Avoiding Danger-- Escape Artists-- Animal Armor-- Bad Smells, Bad Tastes, and Powerful Poisons-- Venomous Stings and Bites-- Mimicry-- Fighting Back.
Insects that look like leaves, snakes that play dead, fish that fly, and toads with poisonous skin - these animals are among the many creatures that defend themselves in fascinating ways. Almost every animal is hunted as food by some other kind of animal and has developed ways to defend itself against predators. "Animal Defenses" presents the wide variety of physical and behavioral adaptations used by animals in their struggle to survive and shows how scientists continue to make new discoveries about the age-old maneuvering between predator and prey.
Secondary students.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
PDF or HTML format.
9781438126050 1438126050
2008040116
Animal defenses.
Animal behavior.
QL759 / .W55 2009
591.47
Animal defenses [electronic resource] / Christina Wilsdon. - New York : Chelsea House, 2009. - Electronic resource. - Animal behavior .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Avoiding Danger-- Escape Artists-- Animal Armor-- Bad Smells, Bad Tastes, and Powerful Poisons-- Venomous Stings and Bites-- Mimicry-- Fighting Back.
Insects that look like leaves, snakes that play dead, fish that fly, and toads with poisonous skin - these animals are among the many creatures that defend themselves in fascinating ways. Almost every animal is hunted as food by some other kind of animal and has developed ways to defend itself against predators. "Animal Defenses" presents the wide variety of physical and behavioral adaptations used by animals in their struggle to survive and shows how scientists continue to make new discoveries about the age-old maneuvering between predator and prey.
Secondary students.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
PDF or HTML format.
9781438126050 1438126050
2008040116
Animal defenses.
Animal behavior.
QL759 / .W55 2009
591.47