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An intriguing, funny and clever insight into the physics of the animal world. You'll never look at a wet dog or a blood-thirsty mosquito in the same way.
Wonderful, wild and witty.
Packed with insight and information.
Illuminating and intriguing. An entertaining book that provides fresh insight into how animals survive — providing food for thought whatever your level of scientific knowledge.
There is nothing fuzzy about this book. With crisp prose and intuitive descriptions of physical processes, this book reveals how natural selection tunes the laws of physics to solve the myriad problems posed by nature … a must read.
Published by Bloomsbury's new Sigma Science imprint in October 2016 in the UK and in January 2017 in the US.