Eleanor Snyder
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Leopard seals look so cute, but even their name gives us a clue about their true nature: They're carnivores with a taste for penguin meat! The marine mammals' size, sometimes exceeding 12 feet (3.7 m), makes them dangerous-even to people. This absorbing volume combines attention-grabbing text with exciting photographs of leopard seals in their native habitats. Young marine biologists will learn about the sneaky behaviors of these sea creatures as...
2) Fierce Frogs
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Tiny colorful frogs seem like they'd make the cutest pets-until you learn that they're poisonous! In this riveting volume, readers head into the rainforest to meet tiny amphibians with a most deadly adaptation. They'll learn where frog poison comes from and how perhaps just 0.0000004 ounce is enough to kill an adult man! They'll also find out about the newly discovered species of venomous frogs that inject poison using their spiny head. Vivid photographs...
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It might be hard to believe that the silly-looking creature called the anteater could be deadly, but it's true. These mammals primarily eat insects-lots of insects. Their tongue flies in and out of their mouth up to 160 times a minute! But they're equipped with some deadly claws that come in handy when they're defending themselves. Incredibly, giant anteaters have even killed people. This book is filled with surprising information about anteaters...