Describes the habits and habitats of extreme animals around the world including the peregrine falcon, hammerhead shark, and deep-sea anglerfish.

Venture into the wilderness to learn about the most extreme and dangerous predators on the planet. Embark on a journey around the world and discover the most extreme predators on the planet. Extreme Animals: Predators features 20 dangerous creatures that awe us with their feats of strength, speed, and sheer determination. Detailed facts, statistics, charts, and maps allow the reader to compare and contrast each animal and learn what makes them so extreme. Three replica claw pendants with a neck cord enable kids to display their favorite beasts after the book is closed, and a double-sided wall poster is the perfect decoration for a budding adventurer’s bedroom.

From the exceptionally large molars of the panda bear to a crab that can punch at a high speed, animal adaptations can be spectacular—and extreme! In this book, dozens of animals from all over the world are described in incredible detail with accompanying full-color photographs. Spiders with a superlong leg span, whales that click at decibel levels like that of an airplane, and more will engage readers with the animal kingdom in a new and exciting way. Divided by continent, this book also aids readers’ understanding of differences in habitat and animal type by geographic location.

Being the biggest fish in the world seems like it would help the whale shark survive. However, its size actually makes it slow and easy to attack. Similarly, giraffes’ height allows them to grab food other animals can’t, but it makes drinking from a pool on the ground very awkward! Readers find out many more cases of extreme animal adaptions and their drawbacks. Fact boxes accompany full-color photographs of each animal, describing the animal’s most interesting physical features as well as their range, size, and lifespan.

Seeing a wolf stalking its prey would be almost impossible to witness up close. It wouldn’t be safe to be so near such a deadly predator’s jaws when it’s on the hunt! But in this book, readers can see wolves, owls, and many more terrifying predators do what they do best—capture prey. Up-close, full-color photographs highlight the sharp teeth, long claws, and huge paws of some of the world’s deadliest animals. Fact boxes include fascinating information about animal bodies and behavior and statistics about each animal’s size, range, and lifespan.

Selected for the 2018 Bank Street College of Education Best STEM Children's Books of the Year What do the goblin shark, horseshoe crab, the "indestructible" water bear, and a handful of other bizarre animals have in common? They are all "extreme survivors," animals that still look much like their prehistoric ancestors from millions of years ago. Meet ten amazing animals that appear to have changed little in more than 100 million years. They are the rare exceptions to the rule.