The Oddities of Nature

On every continent of our planet, there are amazing, if not peculiar, animals and birds. Some astonish with their appearance, others with strange behaviors at first glance, and others possess remarkable abilities.
The book by the famous science popularizer, biologist, and writer Igor Akimushkin, "The Oddities of Nature," will tell you about all these animals and birds. You will learn whether porcupines shoot quills, if crocodiles build nests, who jumps the highest and farthest, which bird has claws on its wings, and whether snakes spit... Special attention is given to rare and endangered animals that need protection. A separate chapter discusses the amazing phenomena of the plant world of Earth.
For middle school age.