Atlas of the World's Strangest Animals

Illustrated throughout with outstanding full-colour artwork and detailed photographs, the Atlas of the World’s Strangest Animals presents an in-depth look at 50 of the most unusual species. The selection spans a broad spectrum of wildlife, from the naked mole rat to the aardvark to the laughing chorus of Australian kookaburra birds to the Wels Catfish to the three-toed sloth. Each entry describes the unusual characteristics of each animal and a map illustrates its geographical distribution.

There are more than one million species of animals in the world, and many are quite strange: mammals that fly, birds that laugh, fish that walk, and insects that consult over nesting options - to identify just a few of the amazing behaviors described in this brand new atlas. Even the apparently most mundane of the 50 creatures included here have very unusual ways of life. A wide variety of habitats and animal families are covered, providing rich insights into essential concepts in natural science.