Why Do Moths Drink Elephants' Tears?
Why Do Moths Drink Elephants' Tears?

Author: Matt Walker

Publisher: Piatkus Books

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780749951535

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The first professionally researched miscellany guide to the animal kingdom, packed with fascinating and bizarre facts_ Did you know that the male flour beetle is the only animal which can mate and impregnate a female he has never met?_ That virgin male butterflies make better lovers than more experienced ones?_ Or that rats can learn the difference between Dutch and Japanese?Why Do Moths Drink Elephants' Tears? is an entertaining and addictive collection of eclectic insights and unusual facts, detailing the wondrous diversity of animal life that surrounds us.

Moths Drink Tears!
Moths Drink Tears!

Author: Miriam Coleman

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 1900-01-01

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1477731261

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Most people think of small insects fluttering harmlessly around lights when they think of moths. However, there are some moths with a sinister secret. They use their barbed tongues to poke animals in the eyes and drink their tears. Different species like different animals’ tears, such as elephants or birds. Readers will discover all sorts of disgusting facts about moths. You will never look at a moth the same way again!

Fish That Fake Orgasms
Fish That Fake Orgasms

Author: Matt Walker

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2007-12-10

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780312371166

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A collection of animal trivia focusing on the unusual or bizarre includes such examples as the sexual prowess of virgin male butterflies, the role of eyeballs in enabling frogs to swallow, and the fighting styles of deer as evidenced by their horn shape.

Adorable Animal Facts
Adorable Animal Facts

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-09-14

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 132642050X

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Cows have best friends.Goats have accents.A group of pugs is called a grumble.The manakin bird can do the moonwalk.The Chinese for seal translates in "ocean panther."Otters have a little pouch to keep their favourite rock.An octopus will never forget a face.Zebras can't sleep alone.Because of how a pig's eyes are placed, they can never see the sky.Butterflies taste everything they walk on.

Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

Author: David Quammen

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2009-02-24

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0393333604

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This work is a revised and expanded edition of Quammen's first book of nonfiction, and reprints some of his best-loved "Natural Acts" columns, which first appeared in "Outside" magazine in the early 1980s.

The Faraway Nearby
The Faraway Nearby

Author: Rebecca Solnit

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-06-13

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1101622776

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A New York Times Notable Book Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award A personal, lyrical narrative about storytelling and empathy, from the author of Orwell's Roses Apricots. Her mother's disintegrating memory. An invitation to Iceland. Illness. These are Rebecca Solnit's raw materials, but The Faraway Nearby goes beyond her own life, as she spirals out into the stories she heard and read—from fairy tales to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein—that helped her navigate her difficult passge. Solnit takes us into the lives of others—an arctic cannibal, the young Che Guevara among the leprosy afflicted, a blues musician, an Icelandic artist and her labyrinth—to understand warmth and coldness, kindness and imagination, decay and transformation, making art and making self. This captivating, exquisitely written exploration of the forces that connect us and the way we tell our stories is a tour de force of association, a marvelous Russian doll of a book that is a fitting companion to Solnit's much-loved A Field Guide to Getting Lost.

Love Sick
Love Sick

Author: Frances Kuffel

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-06-03

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0698156064

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Frances Kuffel wasn’t a Victoria’s Secret model, but she wasn’t so bad. Why couldn’t she find her Mr. Right? As Shakespeare said, the course of true love never did run smooth, but for Kuffel, it seemed like one pothole after another… In this sharp and irreverent memoir, Frances Kuffel recalls her quest to replace her on-again, off-again lover with someone new and preferably less unstable. Fifty-three and never married, Frances opens her mind to all possibilities. She goes out with an Orthodox Jew, is almost the victim of a scammer, stays out all night with a man twenty years her junior, encounters feeding fetishes and shoe fetishes, and generally reads a lot of strange emails. Brazenly honest and insightful, Kuffel comes through the experience with a new understanding of love and realizes that what she wants is not necessarily a knight in shining armor. She’d be perfectly happy with someone who’ll spend hours buying antique teacups with her, thinks two dogs are not enough, and wants to be in her life through the good and the bad. And once she finally figures out what she’s looking for, the only challenge left is to find it…

Fur, Fleas, and Flukes
Fur, Fleas, and Flukes

Author: Michael Stock

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2024-10-01

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1487539940

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Shedding light on the unseen world around us, Fur, Fleas, and Flukes reveals the role parasites play in shaping the lives of wild mammals. Today, even if you live in a major city and seldom get a chance to visit national parks or wildlife reserves, you encounter wild mammals. On the inside and the outside of these animals exist an amazing diversity of living things: parasites. These parasites play crucial roles in the ecology, behavior, and evolution of their wild mammal hosts. In Fur, Fleas, and Flukes, parasitologist Michael Stock tells the stories of wild mammals – from armadillos to zebras – and the fascinating unseen organisms – such as tapeworms, flukes, and roundworms – that live in and on them. Stock examines how parasites can modify mammal behavior, shape their appearance, determine where they live, and even influence how they survive. He details how parasites can transfer to our pets and, disturbingly, lead to disease and fatalities in humans. Fur, Fleas, and Flukes also takes into account the potential impact of unprecedented environmental changes on our planet, highlighting how these shifts may alter the ecological balance between mammals and their parasites – ultimately affecting human beings and our health.

Incredible Insects Q & A
Incredible Insects Q & A

Author:

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-06-15

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 0756663555

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Everything you ever wanted to know about bugs Help your child unearth all the best facts about the bug world; they'll discover which insect fires acid from its abdomen, whether all bugs have brains and what makes a flea flee. Through far-out facts and eye-popping pictures they'll discover how insects see, hear, taste, smell and feel their way around. Find out what happens during the extraordinary process called metamorphosis and meet the good, the bad and the ugly of the bug world. From spiders who think they are insects to the stick that's not a stick, introduce your child to the fastest, deadliest, friendliest, weirdest and most amazing insects on Earth.

Do Butterflies Bite?
Do Butterflies Bite?

Author: Hazel Davies

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2008-06-03

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0813545072

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How fast do butterflies fly? Does a butterfly have ears? Do they sleep? Does a caterpillar have a skeleton? How does a moth get out of its cocoon? What is the difference between a butterfly and a moth? And just what is a skipper? Every year, thousands of people visit butterfly conservatories to stand in quiet awe of the simple beauty displayed by these magical creatures. Hazel Davies and Carol A. Butler capture the sense of wonderment and curiosity experienced by adults and children alike in this book about butterflies and their taxonomic cousins, the moths and the skippers. Beautifully illustrated with color and black and white photographs, and drawings by renowned artist William Howe, this book is an essential resource for parents, teachers, students, or anyone who has ever been entranced by these fascinating, fluttering creatures. Covering everything from their basic biology to their complex behaviors at every stage of life to issues in butterfly conservation, Davies and Butler explore wide-ranging topics and supply a trove of intriguing facts. You'll find tips on how to attract more butterflies to your garden, how to photograph them, and even how to raise them in your own home. Arranged in a question and answer format, the book provides detailed information written in an accessible style that brings to life the science and natural history of these insects. In addition, sidebars throughout the book detail an assortment of butterfly trivia, while extensive appendices direct you to organizations, web sites, and more than 200 indoor and outdoor public exhibits, where you can learn more or connect with other lepidopterophiles (butterfly lovers).