Hornblow, Leonora, 1920-

Animals do the strangest things / by Leonora and Arthur Hornblow ; illustrated by Keith Kohler. - New York : Random House, c1989. - 61 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - Step-up books Step-up nature books . - Hornblow, Leonora, 1920- Step-up nature books. .

Describes nineteen animals that have peculiar and strange characteristics, including the platypus which has poison spurs on its legs, the opossum which fools its enemies by pretending to be dead, and the bat which navigates by built-in sonar.

ISBN: 0394943082 (lib. bdg.) 0394843088 (pbk.)

LCCN: 88037710

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Animals--Miscellanea.
Animals--Habits and behavior.

LC Class. No.: QL49 / .H75 1989

Dewey Class. No.: 591