Self-Harming Parrots And Exploding Toads
A marvellous compendium of bizarre, gross and stupid animal antics
Published on 3. June 2010
224 pages
978-0-7481-1692-8 (ISBN)
Description
SELF-HARMING PARROTS AND EXPLODING TOADS is a marvellous compendium of the world's most unpleasant creatures and animal facts. Entries will cover everything from the disgusting to the informative, including the following:
* Are cows' farts a major cause of climate change?
* What happens at a dung beetle wedding?
* Why do vultures defecate on themselves?
* What's the best way to fight a crocodile?
SELF-HARMING PARROTS AND EXPLODING TOADS will be the third book in an extremely successful series of gross trivia books, and will make an ideal gift at any time of year.
* Are cows' farts a major cause of climate change?
* What happens at a dung beetle wedding?
* Why do vultures defecate on themselves?
* What's the best way to fight a crocodile?
SELF-HARMING PARROTS AND EXPLODING TOADS will be the third book in an extremely successful series of gross trivia books, and will make an ideal gift at any time of year.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
Integrated: 30, black and white
File size
1,24 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7481-1692-8 (9780748116928)
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Francesca Gould | David Haviland
Self-Harming Parrots And Exploding Toads
A marvellous compendium of bizarre, gross and stupid animal antics
Book
06/2010
Piatkus Books
€31.13
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Persons
Francesca Gould is a lecturer in anatomy and physiology, and has always had a fascination for the more unusual and gruesome aspects of the animal kingdom. David Haviland is a journalist and writer, who now knows more about animal excretions than can possibly be healthy.
