animal locomotion

Describes the habits and habitats of extreme animals around the world including the peregrine falcon, hammerhead shark, and deep-sea anglerfish.

A brief description of the various ways different animals transport their young.

Examines how animals of the land, the sea, and the air move in their surroundings.

Lists creatures that hop, fly, slither, swim, and crawl, as well as some others that don't.

Explains how different kinds of feet help different animals travel from one place to another.

Describes how such creatures as the basilisk, Western grebe, and water strider manage to travel across the water's surface.

Takes a look at different ways animals move and some of their unusual activities, such as using wings for parading, flippers for swirling, and feet for floating on water.

Compares the speeds at which a variety of animals travel.

Details the ways in which various animals move over land, in the air, and through water. Features full-color photographs throughout.

Introduces various methods of animal locomotion, discussing quadrupedal gaits, flight, aquatic movement, and more unconventional variations.