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020 $a9781472914095 (hbk.) :$cNT$945
082 04$a591.5$222
100 1 $aDurrani, Matin.
245 10$aFurry logic :$bthe physics of animal life /$cMatin Durrani & Liz Kalaugher.
246 30$aThe physics of animal life.
260 $aLondon UK ; New York NY :$bBloomsbury Sigma,$c2016.
300 $a304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color) ;$c23 cm.
505 0 $a"The animal world is full of mysteries. Why do dogs slurp from their drinking bowls while cats lap up water with a delicate flick of the tongue? How does a tiny turtle hatchling from Florida circle the entire North Atlantic before returning to the very beach where it was hatched? And how can a Komodo dragon kill a water buffalo with a bite that is only as strong as a domestic cat's? These puzzles-- and my more besides-- are all explained by physics. From heat andlightto electricity and magnetism, Furry Logic unveils the ways that animals exploit physics to eat, drink, mate and dodge death in their daily battle for survival. Science journalists Matin Durrani and Liz Kalaugher also introduce the great physicists whose discoveries helped us understand the animal world, as well as the experts of today who are scouring the planet to find and study the animals that seem to push the laws of physics to the limit. Presenting mind-bending physicalprinciples in a simple and engaging way, this book is for anyone curious to see how physics crops up in the natural world. It's more of a 'howdunit' than a whodunit, though you're unlikely to guess some of the answers"-- Inside jacket flap.
650 0$aAnimal behavior.