401 Amazing Animal Facts
By Marianne Taylor - Published by New Holland
Ideal loo reading material; lots of paragraphs and snippets to interest and educate wildlife lovers, and others too. This is a worthwhile book as it will actually grab the interest of youngsters
- The world's biggest frog weighs about the same as the smallest antelope.
- World's largest butterfly is the Queen Alexandra's birdwing from Papua New Guinea, with a wingspan of up to 31 cms.
- Longest animal? The bootlace worm, up to 55 metres long.
- Smallest bird? The bee hummingbird, weighing in at just 1.8 grams.
- Most numerous large mammal? Humans (7 billion) win by a street/motorway from crabeater seals (50 million).
RRP £7.99, but usually available from Amazon for less.
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