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Dispel the ancient myths of slithering snakes and spooky soaring bats! Learn how they see, smell, eat, and protect themselves. See why hairless mole rats have earned the title as ugliest animal and what creates the hiss in Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Spiders, tarantulas, and frogs round out the program.
2) Dino world!
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"Learn about different types of dinosaurs and how they lived, and the debate behind what caused dino extinction. See how massive dinosaur museum replicas are constructed and learn how to discover dinosaur fossils at home"--Cover.
3) Reptiles!
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Snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles are the coolest cold-blooded animals on the planet. See a ten-inch reptile that has a two-foot long tongue, and snakes that can swallow prey up to twice the size of the diameter of their mouths. Learn why snakes shed their skin and what causes a chameleon to change colors. Meet the Mellers giant chameleon and a salt-water crocodile that is 23 feet long and weighs over a ton. Learn which reptiles make good pets...
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Pesky mosquitoes, black flies, fleas, leeches, and even vampire bats all need blood, usually that of humans, to live. Learn which methods actually work in preventing bites, how these insects and animals reproduce and what involvement our human blood has in their reproduction. Although they're usually an irritating nuisance, some of these bloodsuckers have medicinal qualities that might be worth the scratching.
5) Predators!
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Predators are organisms that survive by preying on other organisms as they victimize, plunder, and destroy their prey. See the world's largest and most lethal lizard, the mysterious komodo dragon, and observe the Siberian tiger, the world's wildest creature. Learn the differences between crocodiles and alligators and how to interact with the kings and queens of animals, the lions. This is a huge bite of information!