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80 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

'National Wildlife Federation'--(Page 1 of cover).
It' a jungle out there, and spines, horns, teeth, swords, fangs, talons, claws, toxins, and venoms help animals survive. Meet more than 150 animals in the award-winning photographs from the National Wildlife Federation that will make you say OUCH! Discover toxins in jellyfish and frogs, venom in snakes and stingrays, eagles and vultures with razor-sharp talons, canines in zebras and felines, and fangs in spiders. More? You want more? Learn about crocodile jaws that can exert more than 3,000 pounds of pressure when they bite, birds that squeeze snakes in their beaks to suffocate them, wasps that use their needle-sharp ovipositors to lay their eggs inside caterpillars, and spines on mantids and iguanas. Harsh environments can make you say OUCH, too. Penguins and polar bears stand on frozen ground and swim in ice-cold water, wrens build nests in between cactus spines, and hyenas and howler monkeys make super-loud sounds. Invasive species such as lionfish and pythons move into new places and destroy ecosystems. More? You want more? Just start reading! --