Nursery Earth : The Hidden World of Baby Animals and the Amazing Ingenuity of Life

Name: Nursery Earth : The Hidden World of Baby Animals and the Amazing Ingenuity of Life
Brand: The Experiment LLC

The Experiment LLC

Entire ecosystems rest on the shoulders (or tentacles, or jointed exoskeletons) of animal babies; it\u2019s time we paid them more attention. In Nursery Earth, researcher Danna Staaf invites readers to explore these tiny, secret lives, revealing some of nature\u2019s strangest and most ingenious workings. A salamander embryo breathes with the help of algae inside its cells. The young grub of a Goliath beetle dwarfs its parents. Fluffy flamingo chicks delay turning pink for years to let adults know they\u2019re not mating rivals and to encourage friendly behavior.\nOur bias toward adult animals (not least because babies can be hard to find) means these wonders have long gone under-researched. But for all kinds of animals, if we overlook their babies, we miss out on the most fascinating\u2014and\n\nNursery Earth \u2013 The Hidden World of Baby Animals and the Amazing Ingenuity of Life\nThe Hidden World of Baby Animals and the Amazing Ingenuity of Life\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\;