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Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish, and Other Weird Animals | Becky Crew

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Take a walk on the weird side! Astronaut fish swimming in zero gravity? Fluffy little birds hungry for brains? Transformer butterflies morphing in midair? It's either a bad trip or one crazy safari. Becky Crew takes you on the latter by mixing serious scientific facts with lighthearted anthropomorphic stories. Each animal profile starts with a short, humorous day-in-the-life-of bit that leads into the real science of these really strange creatures. Becky keeps things fresh by mixing in her wit with the interesting facts. From naked mole rat reproduction to the Wolverine-style defenses of Cameroon's hairy frogs, Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish, and Other Weird Animals packs enough information for one heck of a nature walk.

kammartinez

Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish, and Other Weird Animals | Becky Crew

pan

Rating: ⭐️⭐️ of 5 ⭐️s

It's not quite as fun as I thought it would be. I'm just not fond of the framing device used in this book, which I think was supposed to make everything even more interesting and funny and put it all in context for people who aren't very much into science, but I personally think it falls flat. Of course that could just be my sense of humour not really jibing with the author's, so YMMV for sure.

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Chelsibeau

Zombie Birds, Astronaut Fish, and Other Weird Animals | Becky Crew

@SpiderGoddess thanks so much for everything!! My dog was convinced it was her bark box so she helped me open. I‘m excited to read these especially zombie birds. I hadn‘t heard of it before but it sounds fascinating. Thanks again! 🤗. And thanks Heiki for organizing.

heikemarie

SpiderGoddess So glad you got it! 🖤 Hope you enjoy it. .... wish I'd have thought to include something for the pup.... 6y

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