Dangerous animals
By: consulting editors John Seidensticker, Susan Lumpkin
Series: Discoveries; Discoveries (Weldon Owen)
Publisher: Weldon Owen
Published: 1995
Place of publication: [McMahons Pt., N.S.W.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781740893671
Subjects: Dangerous animals; Juvenile literature; Animals; Miscellanea; Behavior; Animal defenses; Animal weapons
Description: Presents information about some of the ways various animals protect themselves.
Notes: Includes index.

008-013.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Why are animals dangerous?; title: Tusks, horns and antlers : Tusks, horns and antlers. Elephants and hippopotamuses. Rhinoceroses and wild cattle; title: Teeth and claws : Teeth, jaws and beaks. Feet, claws and talons. Great cats. Wolves and wild dogs. Bears. Birds of prey. Crocodiles and alligators. Sharks; title: Venomous animals : Venoms. Fangs. Stingers. Scorpions. Fish. Pretty but poisonous; title: Natural weapons : Hooves and spurs. Skin, quills and feathers. Size, strength and speed. Strength in numbers.; title: People and parasites : Disease carriers. Dangerous people; title: Where in the world?; title: Index.