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Does your child love to find out what makes sharks and other top fish predators experts at hunting? They will be staggered at the variety of techniques fish use to bring down their prey! Hammerhead sharks pin their prey to the seabed, great whites have monstrous jaws filled with razor sharp teeth, groupers team up with wrasse in coordinated attacks and moray eels prefer to ambush their victims. Different techniques and adaptations are examined in detail, showing how fish predators are perfectly suited to their habitat and to the prey they pursue. Each spread has dramatic photographs and looks in detail at one mammal predator and focuses on its primary weapon, such as speed, teeth or ambush. The prey animal shows us how it attempts to evade certain death, whether through camouflage, a speedy retreat or safety in numbers. Stat panels give readers a quick overview of how predator and prey stack up against each other. Predators are awe-inspiring. Whether they are fast, strong, armed with claws or teeth, cunning, patient or venomous, they are all masters of the art of killing their prey. Young readers will love the Predator Vs Prey series with its amazing photographs and the details about super-senses or incredible adaptations. These books also highlight the variety of life on Earth and reinforces how animals are adapted to their habitats. Suitable for readers aged 7+ who are either fascinated by wildlife or are studying natural history or animal adaptations or classification. Titles in this series: How Eagles and Other Birds Attack How Lions and Other Mammals Attack How Sharks and Other Fish Attack How Snakes and Other Spiders Attack How Spiders and Other Invertebrates Attack.
List of contents
- 1: Fish predators
- 1: Great white shark vs bottle-nosed dolphin: ambush
- 1: Bull shark vs hippopotamus: bump and bite
- 1: Tiger shark vs green turtle: scent
- 1: Moray eel vs lionfish: two sets of jaws
- 1: Hammerhead shark vs short-tail stingray: electromagnetism
- 1: Reef stonefish vs goby: speed
- 1: Manta ray vs krill: herding
- 1: Anglerfish vs squid: lure
- 1: Red-bellied piranha vs golden dorado: feeding frenzy
- 1: Sheapshead fish vs fiddler crab: crushing teeth
- 1: Sea lamprey vs lake sturgeon: blood-sucking
- 1: Glossary
- 1: Further information
- 1: Index
About the author
Tim Harris has been fascinated by all aspects of the natural world since a young age. After studying Norwegian glaciers at university, his quest for wildlife has seen him explore the giant dunes of the Namib Desert, climb the slopes of Popocatépetl in Mexico, camp in the Sumatran rainforest, and search the frozen Sea of Okhotsk for sea-eagles. Tim has written books about nature and the environment for both children and adults, including the award-winning Migration Hotspots: the World's Best Bird Migration Sites. Apart from birds, his special interests are bats, moths, glaciers, and the weather.
Summary
Discover the primary adaptations that make predators into fearsome foe
Foreword
Discover the primary adaptations that make predators into fearsome foe
