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Informationen zum Autor Joe and Mary Ann McDonald are based in the USA and have been photographing wildlife around the world for many decades. Their work has appeared in just about every major natural history publication and they are editors for Nature Photographer magazine. They have published many books and won a number of awards. One of their specialist areas is taking images of camouflaged creatures. Klappentext This beautifully illustrated book on camouflaged animals includes some of naturersquo;s greatest designs and is one of t he most remarkable compilations of pictures on the subject ever published. From foxes to frogfish and owls to octopuses, some of the images have to be seen to be believed in terms of the subjectsrsquo; uncanny imitations of their natural backgrounds, which often aid them in their roles as hunting predator or as prey attempting to avoid capture. Get an antelopersquo;s-eye view of a lion, and marvel at leaf-like bugs and green lichen-covered sloths which blend in with their surroundings. Decades of work by award-winning photographers Joe and Mary Ann McDonald are distilled down into this stunning collection of images.This beautifully illustrated book on camouflaged animals will include some of nature's greatest designs and is one of the most remarkable compilations of pictures on the subject ever published.