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Features time travelling natural history expert, Nigel Marven, as he rescues endangered dinosaurs from extinction and establishes a prehistoric wildlife sanctuary.
Discusses the time of the dinosaurs, the geography of their world, the many different species, and the scientists who research them.
Nigel Marven, who has a totally fearless approach to animals introduces children to the world's creepiest creatures: giant squid, enormous cockroaches, metre long earthworms and crabs the size of dogs.
In prehistoric times there existed creatures bigger and often fiercer than dinosaurs, whose exploits have inspired more terrifying legends than any other group of animals. Their watery home has kept them hidden from view - until now. Monsters once again recreates the prehistoric world, giving us an insight into the underwater environment of that time and the strange and fascinating creatures that dwelt there. The leading wildlife television presenter, Nigel Marven, explores their world through a series of encounters, where he dives deep into the past and swims with these extraordinary reptiles and mammals. From the fearsome hunter, Liopleurodon, one of the biggest predators that ever existed, to Megalograptus, the most vicious of the spiny sea scorpions, the deadly prehistoric seas are vividly brought to life as we see these creatures through Nigel's eyes. Some of the ancestors of these predators exist today, but even the great white shark and blue whale cannot come close in threat and size to these prehistoric species. reconstruction of these creatures, with details of the modern sites, from New York to Egypt, where water once covered the land.
Linked to a BBC1 television series, this book follows each of six animals which make epic journeys on land, through the air and beneath oceans. It describes how they outsmart predators and provides views of some of the most spectacular landscapes on earth.
A vivid record of the world's largest and often most dangerous animals.
Kingfisher Knowledge is a comprehensive, dynamic series for readers hungry for information on todays hot topics. Using lively, engaging text and state-of-the-art digital artwork, the series covers an immense range of subjects in impressive depth and is a major educational resource.
Nigel Marven has a totally fearless approach to animals and in this book describes how some animals feed on blood such as leeches, fleas, vampire bats, lampreys and mosquitos. He also examines the Dracula myths and legends surrounding vampires.
Color artwork and detailed captions journey underwater to capture the prehistoric world of an array of extinct animals, in the companion volume to the Discovery Channel special
Reptiles of Costa Rica, the long-awaited companion to Amphibians of Costa Rica, is the first ever comprehensive field guide to the crocodilians, turtles, lizards, and snakes of Costa Rica. A popular destination for tourists and biologists because of its biodiversity, the country is particularly rich in reptile fauna, boasting 245 species. The sheer diversity in shapes, sizes, colors, and natural history traits of these animals is beautifully displayed in this book. Lizards range from minuscule dwarf geckos to dinosaur-like iguanids, and everything in between, while the country's snakes include tiny eyeless wormsnakes, massive boas, as well as twenty-three dangerously venomous species, which ...