Astonishing Animals: Extraordinary Creatures and the Fantastic Worlds They Inhabit.ASTONISHING a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. ANIMALS: Extraordinary creatures and the Fantastic Worlds They Inhabit TIM FLANNERY AND PETER SCHOUTEN Flannery and Schouten look beyond the typical zoo animals with which we are most familiar in order to profile more-unusual and lesser-known creatures. There is the King of Saxony bird of paradise--a bird whose brow plumes are twice the size of its body, giving it the image of having willowy wil·low·y adj. wil·low·i·er, wil·low·i·est 1. Planted with or abounding in willows. 2. Resembling a willow tree, especially: a. Flexible; pliant. b. Tall, slender, and graceful. horns that seem more appropriate on an antelope. The feathered tree viper sounds like something out of a fairy tale A Fairy Tale (AKA A Magic Tale) - Fantastic ballet in 1 Act, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by (?) Richter. First presented by students of the Imperial Ballet School on April 4/16 (Julian/Gregorian calendar dates), 1891 in the . Although it's not really covered with feathers, its pointy point·y adj. point·i·er, point·i·est Having an end tapering to a point. scales have a wispy wisp n. 1. A small bunch or bundle, as of straw, hair, or grass. 2. a. One that is thin, frail, or slight. b. A thin or faint streak or fragment, as of smoke or clouds. 3. look and are quite functional for scaling slippery surfaces. This oversize book provides detailed color illustrations of 97 amazing creatures, including birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish. Short overviews give background information about each animal's natural history and in some cases speculation on how and why the animal developed such an odd physical appearance. Atl Mnthly Pr, 2004, 200 p., color illus., hardcover, $29.95. |
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