Weird But True Ocean

Download or read book Weird But True Ocean written by National Geographic Kids and published by National Geographic Kids. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into these fishy facts: Did you know that the prehistoric shark, megalodon, had jaws so big that it could swallow a car? Or that goats, pigs, dogs, cats, and even an alpaca have all learned how to surf? And if that's not weird enough for ya, one man even rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean for 312 days! In this book filled with 300 wacky facts and pictures, you'll glimpse the ocean's weirdest wildlife, uncover shocking shipwrecks, and meet sensational seafarers, from pirates and sailors to ground-breaking marine scientists. Perfect for ocean enthusiasts and trivia-loving landlubbers alike!

Download or read book Ultimate Oceanpedia written by Christina Wilsdon and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most complete ocean reference ever, more than 350 amazing color photos throughout the book."

Download or read book Weird Sea Creatures written by Erich Hoyt and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated look at the weird and wonderful creatures that live in the very deepest parts of the sea. Humans have always wondered, with a mixture of fear and fascination, what lurks beneath the surface in the depths of the ocean. In this book, Erich Hoyt introduces 50 of the oddest creatures you will ever meet in the sea. From the carnivorous comb jelly to the lantern-carrying deep-sea dragonfish, from a vampire squid with giant eyes to dancing jellyfish, Hoyt explores these peculiar conditions and their equally peculiar environment. These creatures have adapted to lack of light and, using sound pulses (echolocation) or light-producing organs and pigment cells (emitting light via bioluminescence), they are able to communicate without giving their location away to predators. These stunning, captivating photographs weren't taken from the portholes of submarines. Photographers David Shale, Solvin Zanki and Jeff Rotman worked with oceanography institutes, museums and the BBC Natural History Unit, taking long cruises across the ocean to record and try to understand these little-studied residents of the deep sea. To capture the creatures for observation, a net was lowered far beneath the surface. As soon as the trawl was hauled aboard, the photographers would race to transfer the most unusual animals to fresh seawater aquariums in a chilled laboratory on board. These pages let readers gaze into strange, wild eyes and study faces with toothless or crooked smiles that witness the fruits of deep-sea evolution. Informative captions explain what the patterns of lights on their bodies are "saying" to others in their absolutely dark world. The wonder and extraordinary weirdness of what lives in the deep seas, so far away from us and yet so close, will become more familiar with this book.

Download or read book Weird But True! Dinosaurs written by National Geographic Kids and published by Weird But True. This book was released on 2020 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects three hundred facts about dinosaurs.

Download or read book National Geographic Readers: Weird Sea Creatures written by Laura Marsh and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to some of the weirdest creatures that live in the ocean including anglerfish, lionfish, and hagfish.

Download or read book What Is an Ocean? written by Bobbie Kalman and published by My World. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory book on oceans shows children where the five oceans are on a simple map and on photos of planet Earth. Children are asked to find the icy oceans at the top and bottom of Earth and the warm oceans around the middle of Earth, where coral reefs are found. Amazing photos of a huge moray eel, sea turtle, shark, octopus, and whales will delight young readers, as will photos of children playing in ocean waves.

Download or read book The Shark That Walks on Land written by Michael Bright and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful and entertaining miscellany of facts, figures and anecdotes about the myriad creatures that inhabit the oceans.