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Re-reading the blurb on the back of this book I'm not sure why I bought it. The pretty cover? The really interesting title? To this day I'm not sure but I'm glad I did.

This book is a series of small chapters each of which features a different animal which through evolution has developed a unique talent. I was fascinated. This is a great book to dip in and out of and then annoy your loved ones with amazing, and at times gross, animal facts.

This one has been on my TBR for a while. I'm not even sure why I bought it. I decided to start it for my Reading Widely Challenge and one chapter in I'm fascinated.

Weird animal stories.... here for it!

Hilarious! Also true and scientific which makes this nerd nerd out even harder. The animal kingdom is harsh but not without its own special brand of comedy.

Nerding out with science.

Current listen. This is fascinating and hilarious and horrifying all at once because Nature is just that.

Focused on the grossest and most creative ways organisms have evolved to survive long enough to reproduce, this book will certainly generate interest in further study for kids with strong stomachs who are curious about biology.

"The peacock is a tasty creature with a giant target sprouting out of its bum, but it's also a sexy creature with a giant target sprouting out of its bum. "
Let it be known that I love the #snark ??❤️ Also, let it be known the illustrations in this book are hilarious, but also quite good! #sexycreature #tastycreature #mattsimon #bumtarget

This is one of the weirdest, grossest, laugh out loud books I've read in a long time. 😂 There are some crazy things going on in nature and somehow this guy wrote about them in a conversational way that makes it so much fun to read. May not be for the squeamish though! #becauseScience

I am a very restless reader the last few days, probably because we shifted apartments last weekend and things still feel chaotic. But! Maybe giving this a go? The Alex Awards are my jam, historically speaking.

There are so many #booksaboutnature that I want to read this year. This has the coolest title. I could read only science and history books and be totally okay. #readjanuary

An excellent read-aloud book, the animal kingdom is just too strange not to share.
Full review over on Goodreads.

The illustrations in this are pretty great. These lovely fellows are lowland streaked tenrecs from Madagascar. It makes noise by rubbing its quills together.

Science books are a good seasonal read, right? Also, the night-reading settings on my tablet inverts the colors on the covers and sometimes does amazing things. This is not what the cover is supposed to look like.

#bookhaul