Author: Samantha Ames
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Meet Vinnie. He is a vampire squid. Don't be alarmed, nothing scary about this guy except for his name. Find out what Vampire squids eat and what eats them.
Vinnie the Vampire Squid
Author: Samantha Ames
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Meet Vinnie. He is a vampire squid. Don't be alarmed, nothing scary about this guy except for his name. Find out what Vampire squids eat and what eats them.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Meet Vinnie. He is a vampire squid. Don't be alarmed, nothing scary about this guy except for his name. Find out what Vampire squids eat and what eats them.
Vinny the Little Vampire
Author: Jessie Suat Kee Yeo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789971002350
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789971002350
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Giant Squid in Transatlantic Culture
Author: Otto Latva
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000910482
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book builds upon the extensive study of the historical relationship between sea animals and humans in transatlantic culture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It exposes the present understanding of the human relationship with the giant squid not only as too simplistic but also as historically inaccurate. For instance, it redefines the earlier understanding that humans and especially seafarers have understood giant squid as horror-evoking and ugly creatures since the dawn of history and explains the origins of mythical sea monsters such as the Kraken. The book is, however, more than a critical response to previous work. It will point out that animals such as cephalopods, which have largely been defined in biological contexts in recent times, have a fascinating and multivariate past, entangled with the history of humans in many remarkable ways. Hence, this book is not just about perceptions of giant-sized squid or cephalopods, but a historical inquiry into the transatlantic culture from the late eighteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. It will provide new knowledge about the history of mollusc studies, seafaring culture and more broadly of the relationship between humans and animals during the period.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000910482
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book builds upon the extensive study of the historical relationship between sea animals and humans in transatlantic culture during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It exposes the present understanding of the human relationship with the giant squid not only as too simplistic but also as historically inaccurate. For instance, it redefines the earlier understanding that humans and especially seafarers have understood giant squid as horror-evoking and ugly creatures since the dawn of history and explains the origins of mythical sea monsters such as the Kraken. The book is, however, more than a critical response to previous work. It will point out that animals such as cephalopods, which have largely been defined in biological contexts in recent times, have a fascinating and multivariate past, entangled with the history of humans in many remarkable ways. Hence, this book is not just about perceptions of giant-sized squid or cephalopods, but a historical inquiry into the transatlantic culture from the late eighteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. It will provide new knowledge about the history of mollusc studies, seafaring culture and more broadly of the relationship between humans and animals during the period.
Brain Candy
Author: Julie Beer
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
ISBN: 1426334370
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A reference guide includes over five hundred facts on a variety of topics.
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
ISBN: 1426334370
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A reference guide includes over five hundred facts on a variety of topics.
Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish
Author: Roger Hanlon
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022645956X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
"Cephalopods are often misunderstood creatures. Three biologists set the record straight."—Science News Largely shell-less relatives of clams and snails, the marine mollusks in the class Cephalopoda—Greek for “head-foot”—are colorful creatures of many-armed dexterity, often inky self-defense, and highly evolved cognition. They are capable of learning, of retaining information—and of rapid decision-making to avoid predators and find prey. They have eyes and senses rivaling those of vertebrates like birds and fishes, they morph texture and body shape, and they change color faster than a chameleon. In short, they captivate us. From the long-armed mimic octopus—able to imitate the appearance of swimming flounders and soles—to the aptly named flamboyant cuttlefish, whose undulating waves of color rival the graphic displays of any LCD screen, there are more than seven hundred species of cephalopod. Featuring a selection of species profiles, Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish reveals the evolution, anatomy, life history, behaviors, and relationships of these spellbinding animals. Their existence proves that intelligence can develop in very different ways: not only are cephalopods unusually large-brained invertebrates, they also carry two-thirds of their neurons in their arms. A treasure trove of scientific fact and visual explanation, this worldwide illustrated guide to cephalopods offers a comprehensive review of these fascinating and mysterious underwater invertebrates—from the lone hunting of the octopus, to the social squid, and the prismatic skin signaling of the cuttlefish.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022645956X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
"Cephalopods are often misunderstood creatures. Three biologists set the record straight."—Science News Largely shell-less relatives of clams and snails, the marine mollusks in the class Cephalopoda—Greek for “head-foot”—are colorful creatures of many-armed dexterity, often inky self-defense, and highly evolved cognition. They are capable of learning, of retaining information—and of rapid decision-making to avoid predators and find prey. They have eyes and senses rivaling those of vertebrates like birds and fishes, they morph texture and body shape, and they change color faster than a chameleon. In short, they captivate us. From the long-armed mimic octopus—able to imitate the appearance of swimming flounders and soles—to the aptly named flamboyant cuttlefish, whose undulating waves of color rival the graphic displays of any LCD screen, there are more than seven hundred species of cephalopod. Featuring a selection of species profiles, Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish reveals the evolution, anatomy, life history, behaviors, and relationships of these spellbinding animals. Their existence proves that intelligence can develop in very different ways: not only are cephalopods unusually large-brained invertebrates, they also carry two-thirds of their neurons in their arms. A treasure trove of scientific fact and visual explanation, this worldwide illustrated guide to cephalopods offers a comprehensive review of these fascinating and mysterious underwater invertebrates—from the lone hunting of the octopus, to the social squid, and the prismatic skin signaling of the cuttlefish.
Cephalopods of the World
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization (Fao)
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN: 9789251079881
Category : Cephalopoda
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the third volume of the entirely rewritten, revised and updated version of the original FAO Catalogue of Cephalopods of the World (1984). The present volume is a multiauthored compilation that reviews 13 families, i.e. (in alphabetical order), Alloposidae, Amphitretidae, Argonautidae, Bolitaenidae, Cirroctopodidae, Cirroteuthidae, Octopodidae, Ocythoidae, Opisthoteuthidae, Stauroteuthidae, Tremoctopodidae, Vampyroteuthidae, Vitreledonellidae, with 56 genera and the 279 species known and named to the date of the completion of the volume.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN: 9789251079881
Category : Cephalopoda
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the third volume of the entirely rewritten, revised and updated version of the original FAO Catalogue of Cephalopods of the World (1984). The present volume is a multiauthored compilation that reviews 13 families, i.e. (in alphabetical order), Alloposidae, Amphitretidae, Argonautidae, Bolitaenidae, Cirroctopodidae, Cirroteuthidae, Octopodidae, Ocythoidae, Opisthoteuthidae, Stauroteuthidae, Tremoctopodidae, Vampyroteuthidae, Vitreledonellidae, with 56 genera and the 279 species known and named to the date of the completion of the volume.
Deep Atlantic
Author: Richard Ellis
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
From the author of Monsters of the Sea and The Book of Whales comes an exhilarating armchair expedition to the last frontier on earth--the bottom of the sea. Ellis first surveys the history of deep-sea exploration, then plunges into the Atlantic's great repository of strange and wondrous fauna, 102 drawings. 32 photos.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
From the author of Monsters of the Sea and The Book of Whales comes an exhilarating armchair expedition to the last frontier on earth--the bottom of the sea. Ellis first surveys the history of deep-sea exploration, then plunges into the Atlantic's great repository of strange and wondrous fauna, 102 drawings. 32 photos.
5,000 Awesome Facts (about Everything!) 2
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: 5,000 Awesome Facts
ISBN: 142631695X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of quirky, fun facts.
Publisher: 5,000 Awesome Facts
ISBN: 142631695X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of quirky, fun facts.
Jumbo GK Quiz
Author: BPI
Publisher: BPI Publishing
ISBN: 9386046865
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Jumbo GK Quiz
Publisher: BPI Publishing
ISBN: 9386046865
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Jumbo GK Quiz
Megaplus GK Quiz 1
Author: BPI
Publisher: BPI Publishing
ISBN: 9351212874
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Megaplus GK Quiz 1
Publisher: BPI Publishing
ISBN: 9351212874
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Megaplus GK Quiz 1