How to Snog a Hagfish!, Jonathan Eyers, Natur

How to Snog a Hagfish!

Disgusting Things in the Sea

Jonathan Eyers

2012, 96 Seiten, mit Schwarz-Weiss-Abbildungen, Masse: 13,2 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch

A & C Black

ISBN-10: 140814042X
ISBN-13: 9781408140420

Produkt-Beschreibung zu: How to Snog a Hagfish!

A unique book that will appeal to readers of our other 'curious about the sea' titles: Do Dolphins Ever Sleep?, Do Whales Get the Bends? and Can Squid Fly?
A good companion to Salty Dog Talk and Don't Shoot the Albatross!, which explore other aspects of the nautical world in the same entertaining yet informative way
Aimed at a general readership (though revolting stuff is perennially popular with boys!)
From fish that eat dead skin and sharks that prey on reindeer to eels
that can turn seawater into slime and jellyfish with tentacles as long
as a train carriage, this book explores the most bizarre, the most
disgusting and the most fascinating creatures that inhabit the oceans.

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Klappentext zu: How to Snog a Hagfish!

How to Snog a Hagfish! explores the most bizarre, the most disgusting and the most fascinating creatures that inhabit the oceans.
When attacked, the hagfish (also known as the slime eel) ties
itself in a knot that travels the length of its body, squeezing out
mucus by the bucketful and making it impossible for a predator to keep
hold.
To eat, a starfish regurgitates its stomach, digests its food then
swallows its stomach back down again. Pearlfish stick close to sea cucumbers, whose bowels they swim
into when danger's near. And with shark attacks and jellyfish
encounters, the oceans take on another level of repulsiveness when man
dips his toes in the water.
We know more about the surface of the moon than we know about underwater world, but some of the species covered in this book are beyond even the
imagination of science fiction writers. Entertaining yet informative,
the idea of this book is not to wallow in grossness with the
intention of putting people off their dinner, but toexplore just how
fascinating and 'alien' our own planet can be.
Highly illustrated, and with stories and anecdotes that help bring a
human perspective, this book demystifies the natural world beneath the
waves, and shows how it's not quite so shocking when you understand why
these creatures have developed the way they have.

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Rezension zu: How to Snog a Hagfish!

Written in an "Underwater QI" style ... Eyers certainly knows his stuff. WildlifeExtra.com It thoroughly explores the wonders of the deep and uncovers some creatures which are beyond the imaginations of the most far-fetched sci-fi writers Nautilus Telegraph 20120201 Star Buy Yachting Life Worth the read, and your inner child will love you for it. Bound to bring a smirk (and possibly some nausea) to every reader. Nautilus Telegraph

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Autoren-Porträt von Jonathan Eyers:

Jonathan Eyers has been fascinated by sea life since he saw Jaws at far too young an age. Unfortunately, whilst writing this book he discovered his tolerance for disgusting things is probably higher than most people's. He is the author of Don't Shoot the Albatross!: Nautical Myths and Superstitions, also published by Adlard Coles Nautical.

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