Nasty, Brutish, and Short

The Quirks and Quarks Guide to Animal Sex and Other Weird Behaviour

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Zoology, Biology
Cover of the book Nasty, Brutish, and Short by Pat Senson, McClelland & Stewart
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Pat Senson ISBN: 9780771079696
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Publication: April 13, 2010
Imprint: McClelland & Stewart Language: English
Author: Pat Senson
ISBN: 9780771079696
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Publication: April 13, 2010
Imprint: McClelland & Stewart
Language: English

Birds do it, and bees do it, so do all animals, some of them in weird and wonderful ways. Quirks & Quarks' latest book explores the more bizarre behaviours of more than 100 creatures, from barnacles to Panda bears.

The tiny spider that has to tear off one of its two huge sex organs just to be able to get around; the sea slug that produces a powerful love drug and mates with both males and females; the bedbug that stabs its penis into the female's abdomen — the range of animal sexual practices is mind-boggling. And it's not only reproduction that has them doing very strange things. There's a beetle that shoots a stream of boiling hot, toxic liquid when it's threatened; a lizard that can run on water; a shrimp that explodes its prey.

Quirks & Quarks' latest guide is much more than a catalogue of peculiar practices, it's an engrossing look at the astonishing behaviours different animals have evolved in order to survive and reproduce.

With an introduction by Bob McDonald, host of Quirks & Quarks.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Birds do it, and bees do it, so do all animals, some of them in weird and wonderful ways. Quirks & Quarks' latest book explores the more bizarre behaviours of more than 100 creatures, from barnacles to Panda bears.

The tiny spider that has to tear off one of its two huge sex organs just to be able to get around; the sea slug that produces a powerful love drug and mates with both males and females; the bedbug that stabs its penis into the female's abdomen — the range of animal sexual practices is mind-boggling. And it's not only reproduction that has them doing very strange things. There's a beetle that shoots a stream of boiling hot, toxic liquid when it's threatened; a lizard that can run on water; a shrimp that explodes its prey.

Quirks & Quarks' latest guide is much more than a catalogue of peculiar practices, it's an engrossing look at the astonishing behaviours different animals have evolved in order to survive and reproduce.

With an introduction by Bob McDonald, host of Quirks & Quarks.

More books from McClelland & Stewart

Cover of the book Storm Signals by Pat Senson
Cover of the book The Equations of Love by Pat Senson
Cover of the book Curiosity by Pat Senson
Cover of the book Missing Children by Pat Senson
Cover of the book Seeking the Fabled City by Pat Senson
Cover of the book The Wandering Soul Murders by Pat Senson
Cover of the book Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent by Pat Senson
Cover of the book One Dead Indian by Pat Senson
Cover of the book Our Way Out by Pat Senson
Cover of the book Tales from the Canadian Rockies by Pat Senson
Cover of the book Sid vs. Ovi by Pat Senson
Cover of the book Ordinary Russians by Pat Senson
Cover of the book A Journeyman to Grief by Pat Senson
Cover of the book Right Here, Right Now by Pat Senson
Cover of the book I Am So the Boss of You by Pat Senson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy