Introduces, in question and answer format, such record-breaking mammals as the cheetah, blue whale, koala, giraffe, and water buffalo.

This guide features incredible facts about creatures from each of the main animal groups, including mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, fish, and insects.

This paperback edition of Natural History Museum Animal Records has been fully revised and updated with newrecords and all the latest facts from the animal kingdom. It is a fascinating guide to the most exceptional creatureson Earth, from the strongest and shortest to the longest and laziest. Packed with thousands of amazing facts and all the latestdiscoveries, it features world record holders from each of the main animal groups including mammals, birds,reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates. Entries include: the biggest squid ever captured with an eye as big as a beachball; the world’s smallest snake, averaging just 10 cm (4 in) and as thin as a spaghetti noodle; and a tropical mammal with a taste for alcoholic nectar which has been declared the hardest-drinking animal in the world. With stunning photographs and intriguing entries, the book is a celebration of creatures both great and small that will appeal to all the family.

A compendium of amazing records from the animal kingdom describes such extreme examples as the colossal size and weight of the blue whale and the poisonous venom of a sea wasp.