Octopus!
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Octopus! by Katherine Harmon Courage
"A pleasant, chatty book on afascinating subject."- Kirkus ReviewsOctopuses have been captivating humans foras long as we have been catching them. Yetfor all of our ancient fascination and modernresearch, we still have not been able to get afirm grasp on these enigmatic creatures.
Katherine Harmon Courage dives into themystifying underwater world of the octopusand reports on her research around the world.She reveals, for instance, that the oldest knownoctopus lived before the first dinosaurs; thattwo thirds of an octopus's brain capacity isspread throughout its arms, meaning eachliterally has a mind of its own; and that itcan change colors within milliseconds tocamouflage itself, yet appears to be colorblind.
Katherine Harmon Courage is a Scientific American contributing editor and a journalist whose work has appeared in magazines such as the New York Times, Wired, National Geographic, and Popular Science. Since 2009, Courage has covered the microbiome beat. Octopus! was her debut novel. She currently resides in Colorado.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781617230141 |
| ISBN 10 | 1617230146 |
| Titre | Octopus! |
| Auteur | Katherine Harmon Courage |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Année de publication | 2014-11-25 |
| Nombre de pages | 256 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
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