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LIVING ON THE EDGE
By: Jeff Corwin
Amazing Relationships in the Natural World
Rodale
November 2003
On Sale: November 8, 2003
308 pages
ISBN: 1579547923
EAN: 9781579547929
Hardcover
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No one engages the natural world the way Jeff Corwin does. One of America's favorite nature show hosts, Corwin delivers awe and respect for the natural world to a broad audience in a way that is both wildly funny and educational. This beautifully illustrated book captures the adventurous and educational spirit that fans expect while exploring the fantastic relationships among the rare wildlife in four exotic ecosys-tems: -The Pantanal, a wetland in Brazil that supports rare aquatic plants and unique underwater inhabitants such as electric eels, a rare species of crocodiles, and birds that can literally walk on water -The Sonoran Desert in Arizona, full of burrowing owls, black-tailed jackrabbits, and the Southern desert horned lizard, which elicits a squirt of blood when in danger from a predator -The Costa Rican Tropical Rainforest, which hosts the amazing poison-dart frogs, bromeliad crabs, and longest of pit vipers, the Bushmaster -The East African Savannah of Tanzania, where one finds the scavenger marabou stork and the greater kudu, which become nocturnal feeders when stalked by prey With Jeff Corwin as your guide, you will witness the unique interde-pen-dence and competition among these wonderfully bizarre creatures in a lavish book that will entertain and educate readers of all ages.
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