Monarchs of the Sea
2 journalers for this copy...
Fabulous book that is highly readable with everything you never knew about cephalopods - seriously fascinating!
I am proud to have been the agent that found this book a home with The Experiment in New York. It was previously published as Squid Empire by a university press in the US.
About the book:
Before mammals, there were dinosaurs. And before dinosaurs, there were cephalopods.
Publisher's Note: Monarchs of the Sea was previously published in hardcover as Squid Empire.
Cephalopods, Earth's first truly substantial animals, are still among us: Their fascinating family tree features squid, octopuses, nautiluses, and more. The inventors of swimming, cephs presided over the sea for millions of years. But when fish evolved jaws, cephs had to step up their game (or end up on the menu). Some evolved defensive spines. Others abandoned their shells entirely, opening the floodgates for a tidal wave of innovation: masterful camouflage, fin-supplemented jet propulsion, and intelligence we've yet to fully measure. In Monarchs of the Sea, marine biologist Danna Staaf unspools how these otherworldly creatures once ruled the deep-and why they still captivate us today.
I am proud to have been the agent that found this book a home with The Experiment in New York. It was previously published as Squid Empire by a university press in the US.
About the book:
Before mammals, there were dinosaurs. And before dinosaurs, there were cephalopods.
Publisher's Note: Monarchs of the Sea was previously published in hardcover as Squid Empire.
Cephalopods, Earth's first truly substantial animals, are still among us: Their fascinating family tree features squid, octopuses, nautiluses, and more. The inventors of swimming, cephs presided over the sea for millions of years. But when fish evolved jaws, cephs had to step up their game (or end up on the menu). Some evolved defensive spines. Others abandoned their shells entirely, opening the floodgates for a tidal wave of innovation: masterful camouflage, fin-supplemented jet propulsion, and intelligence we've yet to fully measure. In Monarchs of the Sea, marine biologist Danna Staaf unspools how these otherworldly creatures once ruled the deep-and why they still captivate us today.
Adding this to Round 2 of the Bullet Book Box hosted by Fracula and Minerva101
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Picked up from zoo meet up!
