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Why the Lion Grew Its Mane: A Miscellany of Recent Scientific Discoveries from Astronomy to Zoology
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Author
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Lewis Smith.
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Publisher
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Papadakis
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Format
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paperback
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Product Dimensions
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11.9
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9.5
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0.75
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ISBN
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9781901092837
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Pages/Publication Date
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287/2007
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Daedalus Item Code
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30078
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A leopard that changed its spots, a substance just one atom thick, an invisibility cloak, and a creature that sees with its feet—though they sound too far-fetched to be true, Lewis Smith assures us that these are all recent real-life discoveries. The science and environment reporter for London's Times newspaper, Smith touches on more than a hundred topics entertaining and vividly illustrated trek through modern science, examining such questions as: What is it about a lion's mane that tells the females if they're looking at the cream of the pride? Why is there a hole in the Earth's crust? Are volcanoes still erupting on the moon? How are cricket bats helping to secure the future of the koala bear? And did Hobbits really exist?
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