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Johnson, Rebecca L.

When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses

48 pp. | Millbrook | August, 2014 | Library ISBN 978-1-4677-2109-7 $29.27 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4677-4766-0
(4) 4-6 Peacock mantis shrimp punching octopuses into retreat, hagfish suffocating sharks with slime, and fulmar chicks projectile vomiting up to six feet to destroy the waterproofing of their predators' feathers are but a few of the remarkable animal defense mechanisms introduced in this book. Though some of the photographs are unfocused, Johnson's descriptions of these amazing creatures are fascinating. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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