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Did you know that in medieval times dogs were known to have accompanied their masters into battle wearing suits of armour? Or that cows from different regions moo in different accents? Were you aware that the courtship dance of some seahorses can last eight hours? Or that an albatross flies much further in a lifetime than the Apollo astronauts did on their moon missions? This fantastic book contains over one thousand facts about a wide range of animals, including dinosaurs, dogs, lizards, insects, sharks, cats, birds, horses, snakes, spiders and fish. So if you want to know what the wagometer was invented for, which fish the Romans used as a recreational drug or what the offspring of a donkey and a zebra is called, then this is the book for you!

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	26 octobre 2015
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EAN13	9781785383151
Langue	English
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Puîser ïnormaîon                  îî Poograp Credîs                   îîî ïnroducîon                        îv

101 Amazîng Facs aou Dînosaurs          1 101 Amazîng Facs aou Dogs            23 101 Amazîng Facs aou îzards           45 101 Amazîng Facs aou ïnsecs           68 101 Amazîng Facs aou Sarks           90 101 Amazîng Facs aou Cas            112 101 Amazîng Facs aou Bîrds            129 101 Amazîng Facs aou Horses           149 101 Amazîng Facs aou Snakes           171 101 Amazîng Facs aou Spîders           193 101 Amazîng Facs aou Fîs            215

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1111 Amazing Facts about Animals

Jack Godseîn

Publiser Inormation

Puîsed în 2015 y Andrews UK îmîed wwwandrewsukcom he rîg o Jack Godseîn o e îdenîIed as e auor o îs work as een assered în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998 Copyrîg © 2015 Jack Godseîn A rîgs reserved No par o îs puîcaîon may e reproduced, sored în a rerîeva sysem, or ransmîed, în any orm or y any means wîou e prîor wrîen permîssîon o e puîser, nor e oerwîse cîrcuaed în any orm o îndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îs puîsed and wîou a sîmîar condîîon eîng împosed on e susequen purcaser Any person wo does so may e îae o crîmîna prosecuîon and cîvî caîms or damages A acs presened în îs îe were gaîned rom common and repuae sources în prîn and on e înerne ï any deaî wîîn îs îe îs ound o e încorrec, e auor wî e appy o correc î or uure edîîons

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horny devî poograp couresy o Jarrod – osandcod Brookesîa mîcra poograp couresy o Frank Gaw, Jörn Köer, Ted M Townsend and Mîgue Vences Frî necked îzard poograp couresy o Ma Cancy Paner cameeon poograp couresy o Randî-Sooers Horned Vîper poograp couresy o H Krîsp Tîmer raesnake poograp couresy o Tad Arensmeîer ïndîan cora poograp couresy o Kevîn Jones Boa consrîcor poograp couresy o Crîsîan Meürer Anaconda poograp couresy o Dave ovesdae

Introduction

Dîd you know a în medîeva îmes dogs were known o ave accompanîed eîr masers îno ae wearîng suîs o armour? Or a cows rom dîferen regîons moo în dîferen accens? Were you aware a e coursîp dance o some seaorses can as eîg ours? Or a an aaross Lîes muc urer în a îeîme an e Apoo asronaus dîd on eîr moon mîssîons? hîs anasîc ook conaîns over one ousand acs aou a wîde range o anîmas, încudîng dînosaurs, dogs, îzards, însecs, sarks, cas, îrds, orses, snakes, spîders and Is So î you wan o know wa e wagomeer was învened or, wîc Is e Romans used as a recreaîona drug or wa e ofsprîng o a donkey and a zera îs caed, en îs îs e ook or you!

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101 Amazing Facts about Dinosaurs

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he Basics

he worddînosaur was învened în 1842 y a Brîîs paaeonoogîs caed Roer Owen ï means ‘errîe îzard’ wen ransaed rom e Greek wordsdeînosandsauros

Wen akîng aou dînosaurs, one îs mos commony reerrîng o repîes a îved on e ear eween 2314 mîîon and 66 mîîon years ago

To pu îs îno perspecîve, umans ave îved on e ear or around wo mîîon years, wereas dînosaurs roamed or more an eîgy îmes a! hîs perîod îs known as eMesozoîcwîc means era, ‘mîdde îe’ (reerrîng o e age o e ear îse) ï îs urer spî îno ree perîods:Trîassîcmîîon (2314–201 years ago),Jurassîc (201–145 mîîon years ago) and Creaceous(145–66 mîîon years ago) he Irs dînosaurs were quîe sma, owever arger specîes evoved roug e Jurassîc and Creaceous perîods Dînosaurs îved on a conînens o e ear – even Anarcîca Durîng e eary Mesozoîc era owever, e ear ooked very dîferen as a o e conînens were în ac one îg and mass wîc we now caPangaea ï sared o reak up around 200 mîîon years ago, and e conînens we know oday ave een drîtîng apar ever sînce We sî do no know ow many specîes o dînosaur ere were, wî esîmaes rangîng rom one o ree ousand non-avîan specîes aone 66 mîîon years ago, ere was a mass exîncîon o dînosaurs and oer anîmas wîc îs known as eCreaceous-Terîary Exîncîon Even.

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Scîenîss eîeve a dînosaurs încuded o cod-ooded and warm-ooded specîes, wî e arger pan-eaers amos ceraîny eîng cod-ooded and e as, acîve mea-eaers warm

We do no know or sure îs wa caused e mass exîncîon One popuar eory amongs scîenîss îs a a uge meeorîe sîx mîes în dîameer î Mexîco a woud ave sen sockwaves rougou e ear, wîpîng ou everyîng u e smaes specîes o anîma We ave dîscovered a 112-mîe wîde craer asuppors îs eory, aoug î does noproveî Anoer eory suggess an încrease în e numer o anîmas usîng dînosaur eggs as a ood source, eadîng o dwîndîng numers; ye anoer îs a pague a quîcky spread across e goe

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Aoug îs ook does încude acs and înormaîon aou em, specîes suc as e perodacy areecnîcayLyîng repîes andno dînosaurs; sîmîary pesîosaurs and e îke are waer-ased repîes ï îs ereore more correc o ca ese oer specîespreîsorîc creaures. Someone wo sudîes dînosaurs (and oer preîsorîc creaures) îs known as apaaeonoogîs Eac dînosaur ad îs own deense mecanîsm Some, ovîousy, ad very sarp ee and caws; oers ad orns or spîkes, and segosaurus ad ony paes on îs ack – aoug ere îs some deae as o weer ese were acuay used as a weapon Many dînosaurs, parîcuary erîvores, îved în erds or proecîon jus as some specîes do oday hese erds coud range în sîze rom jus a ew anîmas o ousands o îndîvîduas he es ossîs end o come rom dînosaurs a îved near waer – î îs oug a e sot, muddy ground as eped preserve em eer an ose în oer dryer areas Bîrds are e coses îvîng reaîves o dînosaurs Nex îme you see a cîcken, ook a î very cosey – you mîg e surprîsed as o jus ow ancîen î seems!

ïn ac, cîckens are so cosey reaed o e preîsorîc eass a scîenîs are ryîng o creae dînosaurs y manîpuaîng e DNA o norma cîckens! Amazîngy, ey eîeve a ony a ew sma aeraîons are requîred

ïn 1824, Wîîam Buckand ecame e Irs person o îdenîy dînosaur ones correcy, namîng a ossîmegaosaurus