Chomp! : fierce facts about the bite force, crushing jaws, and mighty teeth of Earth's champion chewers /
Profiles animals with distinct bites, offering information on how differing teeth, jaws, and biting mechanics enable different species to eat, fight, and survive.
Saved in:
Main Authors: | |
---|---|
Published: |
National Geographic,
|
Publisher Address: | Washington, D.C. : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
National geographic kids
|
Subjects: | |
Summary: |
Profiles animals with distinct bites, offering information on how differing teeth, jaws, and biting mechanics enable different species to eat, fight, and survive. |
Item Description: | Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | 95 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781426328398 (paperback) : 1426328397 (paperback) 9781426328404 (hardcover) 1426328400 (hardcover) |
Index Number: | QL858 |
CLC: | Q958.12-49 |
Call Number: | Q958.12-49/B268 |
Contents: | Grippers : African lion ; Tasmanian devil ; Gray wolf ; Tiger shark ; Gharial ; Jaguar ; Nile crocodile ; African wild dog ; Tyrannosaurus rex ; Spotted hyena ; Trap-jaw ant -- Slicers : Alligator snapping turtle ; Great white shark ; Black piranha ; Komodo dragon ; Humboldt squid ; Sawfish ; Bull shark -- Crushers : Grizzly bear ; African elephant ; Reindeer ; Gila monster ; Human ; Brown rat ; Hyacinth macaw ; Hippo; Feral hog -- Gulpers : Mata Mata turlte ; American bullfrog ; Nurse shark ; African rock python ; Crab-eating seal ; Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. |