Strange New Species Astonishing Discoveries of Life on Earth
by Kelsey, Elin; van Roosmalen, MarcFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-08-31
Publisher(s): Owlkids Books
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Summary
A whale no one has ever seen. A monkey the size of your finger. An organism that could live on Mars. Do these discoveries sound like science fiction? Try science fact! They are just a few of the spectacular new species recently identified.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 4 |
| Strange New Life | p. 6 |
| Spot the Species | p. 8 |
| Research Notes | p. 10 |
| The Name Game | p. 14 |
| It's All in the Genes | p. 16 |
| Swing through the Rain Forest | p. 18 |
| Monkeyshines | p. 20 |
| Tropical Treasure Troves | p. 22 |
| Listen Up! | p. 24 |
| A Bird in the Hand | p. 26 |
| New Species Crime Alert! | p. 28 |
| Insect Hide 'n' Seek | p. 30 |
| A World of Insects | p. 32 |
| Dive into the Deep | p. 34 |
| Life Far Below | p. 36 |
| Sending ROV-er to Fetch | p. 38 |
| Sweeping and Straining | p. 40 |
| Deep-Sea Tanks | p. 42 |
| Deep, Dark, Toxic, and HOT! | p. 44 |
| Going to X-tremes | p. 46 |
| Camels Worth Their Salt | p. 48 |
| Recipes for Life | p. 50 |
| X-treme SPF | p. 52 |
| Unexplored Frontiers ... in Your Mouth | p. 54 |
| Tiny Ecosystems | p. 56 |
| Microbial Life on Mars? | p. 58 |
| Gone but Not Forgotten | p. 60 |
| Bones Tell a Story | p. 62 |
| Whale of a Tale | p. 64 |
| The Clone Zone | p. 66 |
| Back to Life | p. 68 |
| Ages Old | p. 70 |
| On the Fast Track | p. 72 |
| Surprises in Everyday Life | p. 74 |
| How Bison Make Sunflowers | p. 76 |
| Old Familiar Places | p. 78 |
| From Lab to Table | p. 80 |
| Pet Projects | p. 82 |
| Science Fiction or Fact? | p. 84 |
| New Species - Into the Future | p. 86 |
| Pick a BioBlitz | p. 88 |
| The Future of Life | p. 90 |
| The Last Word | p. 92 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 92 |
| Photo Credits | p. 93 |
| Glossary | p. 94 |
| New Species on the Web | p. 95 |
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