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Why do thorny devils have two heads? : and other curious reptile adaptations / by Patricia Fletcher.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Fletcher, Patricia Odd adaptations ; Publisher: New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538204054
  • 1538204053
  • 9781538204078
  • 153820407X
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Contents:
Recognizing reptiles -- Head trick -- Bare those teeth -- Hidden in plain sight -- Strange senses -- Sun, sand, and adaptations! -- All about babies.
Summary: There s a good reason why the thorny devil has a false head on its shoulders. It s an adaptation that developed to help protect the thorny devil when the reptile feels threatened. Most adaptations have a good explanation but that doesn't make some of them any less odd! From snakes shedding their skin a few times a year to the almost unbreakable shells of reptile eggs, reptile adaptations are made even more fascinating in this book through full-color, up-close photographs. In addition to cool adaptations, readers learn science curriculum topics such as the main features of reptiles, evolution, and life cycles.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 597.914 F614 Available 33111008857183
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

There's a good reason why the thorny devil has a "false head" on its shoulders. It's an adaptation that developed to help protect the thorny devil when the reptile feels threatened. Most adaptations have a good explanation--but that doesn't make some of them any less odd! From snakes shedding their skin a few times a year to the almost unbreakable shells of reptile eggs, reptile adaptations are made even more fascinating in this book through full-color, up-close photographs. In addition to cool adaptations, readers learn science curriculum topics such as the main features of reptiles, evolution, and life cycles.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Recognizing reptiles -- Head trick -- Bare those teeth -- Hidden in plain sight -- Strange senses -- Sun, sand, and adaptations! -- All about babies.

There s a good reason why the thorny devil has a false head on its shoulders. It s an adaptation that developed to help protect the thorny devil when the reptile feels threatened. Most adaptations have a good explanation but that doesn't make some of them any less odd! From snakes shedding their skin a few times a year to the almost unbreakable shells of reptile eggs, reptile adaptations are made even more fascinating in this book through full-color, up-close photographs. In addition to cool adaptations, readers learn science curriculum topics such as the main features of reptiles, evolution, and life cycles.

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