Strange creatureS by Seymour Simon illustrated by Pamela Carroll
Strange creatureS by Seymour Simon illustrated by Pamela Carroll
Introduction SOME TINY BIRDS BUILD NESTS THAT ARE as big as haystacks One kind of fish can live enclosed in a block of mud without food or water for as long as four years There are small mammals that eat their own weight in food every three hours Without food they would starve to death in a day There are over one million different kinds of animals living on the earth today Some of these such as dogs and cats you may see every day Others you may see in zoos or on farms But many others are not familiar to most people This book is about some of the strange animals that live all over the world In this book you will find animals that look strange at least to our eyes that behave in odd ways that have strange powers or abilities Sometimes scientists know how an animal’s strange appearance or behavior helps it to survive But other times scientists cannot explain the reasons for an animal’s looks or the way it acts No one book can cover all the strange animals of the world But this book tells you about some of the very strangest
