Features a selection of animals that use their killer instincts to survive from black rhinoceroses and chimpanzees to golden poison dart frogs and thick-tailed scorpions. Highlights specifications related to their lifespan, size, region, scientific name, and lethal methods they utilize. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
Content Note
Run for your life : killer creatures -- Brute strength : black rhinoceros -- Clever hunter : chimpanzee -- Scary squirter : Humboldt squid -- Green squeezer : emerald tree boa -- Germ spreader : mosquito -- Sudden death : greater false vampire bat -- Big bird : cassowary -- Stinging sailor : Portuguese man o' war -- Deadly poisoner : golden poison dart frog -- Drooling dragon : Komodo dragon -- On the march : safari ant -- Rock-pool biter : blue-ringed octopus -- Warning rattle : Mojave rattlesnake -- Fatal fangs : Sydney funnel-web spider -- Taloned terror : bald eagle -- Savage power : brown bear -- Cone killer : geography cone -- Sting in the tail : thick-tailed scorpion -- Lethal leaper : mountain lion.