Strange New Species Astonishing Discoveries of Life on Earth

by Kelsey, Elin; van Roosmalen, Marc

• ISBN13: 9781897066324
• ISBN10: 1897066325
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-31
• Publisher: Owlkids Books

Summary

A whale no one has ever seen. A monkey the size of your finger. An organism that could live on Mars. Do these discoveries sound like science fiction? Try science fact! They are just a few of the spectacular new species recently identified.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 4
Strange New Life	p. 6
Spot the Species	p. 8
Research Notes	p. 10
The Name Game	p. 14
It's All in the Genes	p. 16
Swing through the Rain Forest	p. 18
Monkeyshines	p. 20
Tropical Treasure Troves	p. 22
Listen Up!	p. 24
A Bird in the Hand	p. 26
New Species Crime Alert!	p. 28
Insect Hide 'n' Seek	p. 30
A World of Insects	p. 32
Dive into the Deep	p. 34
Life Far Below	p. 36
Sending ROV-er to Fetch	p. 38
Sweeping and Straining	p. 40
Deep-Sea Tanks	p. 42
Deep, Dark, Toxic, and HOT!	p. 44
Going to X-tremes	p. 46
Camels Worth Their Salt	p. 48
Recipes for Life	p. 50
X-treme SPF	p. 52
Unexplored Frontiers ... in Your Mouth	p. 54
Tiny Ecosystems	p. 56
Microbial Life on Mars?	p. 58
Gone but Not Forgotten	p. 60
Bones Tell a Story	p. 62
Whale of a Tale	p. 64
The Clone Zone	p. 66
Back to Life	p. 68
Ages Old	p. 70
On the Fast Track	p. 72
Surprises in Everyday Life	p. 74
How Bison Make Sunflowers	p. 76
Old Familiar Places	p. 78
From Lab to Table	p. 80
Pet Projects	p. 82
Science Fiction or Fact?	p. 84
New Species - Into the Future	p. 86
Pick a BioBlitz	p. 88
The Future of Life	p. 90
The Last Word	p. 92
Acknowledgments	p. 92
Photo Credits	p. 93
Glossary	p. 94
New Species on the Web	p. 95
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