02419cam a2200313 i 4500 2433977505 TxAuBib 20250705120000.0 170929s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017018536 9781512429992 alkaline paper 1512429996 alkaline paper TxAuBib rda Rosen, Michael J, author. Outrageous animal adaptations : from big-eared bats to frill-necked lizards / Michael J. Rosen. Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2018] 96 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 88) and index. Introduction: Evolutionary elegance -- Townsend's big-eared bat: Life (almost) without gravity -- Aye-aye: Drumming up food -- Waxy monkey tree frog: The frog that uses sunscreen -- Mudskipper: A life on land and sea -- Axolotl: Life as a juvenile -- Geoduck: a life (almost) without aging -- Giant cuttlefish: Living submarines -- West Indian manatee: The ocean's one vegetarian mammal -- Galápagos giant tortoise: Life (almost) without predation -- Giant isopod: Deep-sea gigantism -- Vampire squid: Life in the pitch-dark sea -- Striped anglerfish: A fish with tackle all its own -- Devil's flower mantis: Floral assassin -- Bobbit worm: A carnivore's speed -- Camel spider: The largest (invertebrate) jaws in the desert -- Tasmanian devil: A rare carnivorous marsupial -- Marabou stork: A scanvenger's life -- Australian pelican: Life as a heavyweight flier -- Malayan tapir: A most noteworthy nose -- Naked mole rat: Mammals living like ants -- Two-toed sloth: Upside down and coated with algae -- Proboscis monkey: A primate that's in the swim -- Mole cricket: An insect with claws -- Frill-necked lizard: Dragon on two legs. A fish that walks on land, a frog that makes its own sunscreen, and an insect that can become invisible? These are just a few examples of how Earth's creatures have evolved some outrageous features and tricks to ensure survival. 1100 Lexile. 20250705. Animals Adaptation Juvenile literature. Animals Adaptation. LAKCL