Strange Creatures
Exploring the Wonderful and Weird Animals that Share this Planet with Us (Animalogic, Exotic Animals Book)
- Publisher
- Mango Media
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2024
- Category
- Wildlife, General, Encyclopedias, Mammals
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 3 to 6
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781684816477
- Publish Date
- Oct 2024
- List Price
- $34.99
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Description
An Extraordinary Exotic Animals Book
Dive into the world of wild and weird animals. Learn about the most beautiful and strange creatures, all in one incredible animal encyclopedia for adults.
#1 New Release in Children's Mammal Books, and in Encyclopedias for Children
Cool animals, fascinating facts. From the hognose snake to the mudskipper, you will learn all about the wacky and wonderful animals that walk, run, swim, and slither all over our magnificent planet. In Strange Creatures, you will get a deeper look into the lives of these glorious animals and learn how connected they are to the world we live in.
A book of wild animals living their remarkable lives. Step outside of your own world and into the world of Strange Creatures. Look through the eyes of the banana slug, understand how the wolf eel lives, and find out what separates a glow worm from a velvet worm. Discover the eccentric creatures around us and gain a greater view of our world as a whole.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Strange facts about animals that will ignite a passion for cool critters and wow-worthy wildlife
- A new way to expand your knowledge by learning about a different type of animal every chapter
- A different perspective on the world through these wonderfully weird animals and their lively stories.
If you liked Zoology: Inside the Secret World of Animals, Knowledge Encyclopedia, or Coyote Peterson’s Brave Adventures, you’ll love Strange Creatures.
About the author
Author Andres Salazar is the producer and researcher for the popular YouTube channel, Animalogic. Founded in 2015, Animalogic has become one of the leading original nature documentary channels with nearly 2M subscribers. Since its creation, Animlaogic has grown to produce additional shows: Floralogic, Paleologic, and Animalogic’s World of Birds.
The Animalogic channel has won numerous awards, including two Gold Telly Awards and three Shorty Awards. The Animalogic team is based in Toronto, Canada.
Excerpt: Strange Creatures: Exploring the Wonderful and Weird Animals that Share this Planet with Us (Animalogic, Exotic Animals Book) (by (author) Andres Salazar)
Thank you for picking up this book. You’re about to learn all about some of Animalogic’s strangest creatures through this book, which is the result of years of research into our favorite animals.
Some of the animals you’ll read about are notorious weirdos like the coconut crab, the frogmouth, and the magical glow worm. They’re creatures that have developed incredibly unique adaptations to survive in their environments. But some of the most interesting animals are the ones that look normal at first glance, but once you dig a little bit deeper you discover a whole world of weird behaviors and adaptations.
Last summer we were filming butcherbirds in the grasslands between Saskatchewan and Montana. Throughout the shoot we kept running into prairie dog colonies. They were adorable. Their barks and chips were the constant soundtrack of the prairie, and in those calls they seemed to encode messages about each of our movements. We interviewed a couple of experts about them and were shocked to find out that these humble rodents were one of the most amazing animals we’d ever encountered. We learned that they not only have one of the most advanced animal languages in the world, but also live in vast underground cities larger than most human-built cities. They were right in front of us all along, and we just needed to dig a little deeper to learn how amazing they were.
That is the ethos of Animalogic. The world is full of wonders and every animal can be amazing if you appreciate it for the way it creatively adapts to environmental pressures.
The subjects of this book are chosen for two reasons. The first and main one is that they subvert our expectations of what animals like them should look or behave. We have a fish that walks on four “legs”, a scuba diving beetle, a spiky mammal that lays leathery snake-like eggs, snakes that come out yearly for one of the largest mating events on earth, and many more. The second criteria is that we have Danielle Dufault’s illustrations of all these animals. They’re all, of course, drawn in Animalogic’s iconic style.
Each chapter of the book introduces one of these animals and we learn about its biology, behavior, location (a range map), and a special emphasis on what makes them special.
These are just some of our favorite stories in evolutionary biology. We hope you join in loving these animals for all their weirdness and beauty, and in appreciating the grandeur of all the nature that surrounds us.
Editorial Reviews
“From the mysterious to the downright jaw-dropping, Strange Creatures will open your eyes to the incredible diversity of life on Earth. Get ready to be amazed!”
—Coyote Peterson, author and host of Brave Wilderness
“Strange Creatures by the incredible team at Animalogic takes you on a riveting journey into the extraordinary world of nature’s oddities, revealing the profound impact these peculiar animals have on the delicate balance of life. With unparalleled expertise and a keen eye for storytelling, Animalogic masterfully unveils the secrets of these bizarre creatures. A must-read for anyone fascinated by the wonders of the natural world.”
—Ron Magill, author of Pride of a Lion