| Some of my first playmates were animals. Well, insects really. I found them living under our lemon tree. They looked like leaves, or sticks, or bits of bark, and I wondered why. Was it a disguise so they could steal lemons when no one was looking?
Later on I saw lots more wild animals, large and small, in the Australian bush and in places like Africa, Papua New Guinea and Canada. I still had questions. How could some live in both water and air? How could others see in the dark? Did some creatures really go without food all winter?
The animals couldn’t tell me, so I pestered the scientists who study them. I soon discovered stories of incredible abilities, amazing escapes and gruesome death in the fight for survival – stranger than any video game. They happen all around us every day. |
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