Apart from birds, his special interests are bats, moths, glaciers, and the weather. Tim has written books about nature and the environment for both children and adults, including the award-winning Migration Hotspots: the World's Best Bird Migration Sites. After studying Norwegian glaciers at university, his quest for wildlife has seen him explore the giant dunes of the Namib Desert, climb the slopes of Popocatépetl in Mexico, camp in the Sumatran rainforest, and search the frozen Sea of Okhotsk for sea-eagles. Tim Harris has been fascinated by all aspects of the natural world since a young age. How Spiders and Other Invertebrates Attack Suitable for readers aged 7+ who are either fascinated by wildlife or are studying natural history or animal adaptations or classification. These books also highlight the variety of life on Earth and reinforces how animals are adapted to their habitats. Young readers will love the Predator Vs Prey series with its amazing photographs and the details about super-senses or incredible adaptations. Whether they are fast, strong, armed with claws or teeth, cunning, patient or venomous, they are all masters of the art of killing their prey. Stat panels give readers a quick overview of how predator and prey stack up against each other. The prey animal shows us how it attempts to evade certain death, whether through camouflage, a speedy retreat or safety in numbers.
Different techniques and adaptations are examined in detail, showing how fish predators are perfectly suited to their habitat and to the prey they pursue.Įach spread has dramatic photographs and looks in detail at one mammal predator and focuses on its primary weapon, such as speed, teeth or ambush. Predators have evolved various adaptations such as sharp teeth, claws, or speed to. Predators are organisms that hunt and feed on other animals, while prey refers to the animals that are hunted and consumed by predators. Hammerhead sharks pin their prey to the seabed, great whites have monstrous jaws filled with razor sharp teeth, groupers team up with wrasse in coordinated attacks and moray eels prefer to ambush their victims. Predator and prey are two essential components of any ecosystem, playing a crucial role in maintaining the balance of nature. Does your child love to find out what makes sharks and other top fish predators experts at hunting? They will be staggered at the variety of techniques fish use to bring down their prey!