Extremely weird

This account of the life stories of three ground-breaking researchers, Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas, students of the great Louis Leakey, explores how each made profound contributions to primatology.

Introduces unusual sea animals, such as the two-spotted octopus, Florida fighting conch, purple jellyfish, and fireworm.

Photographs and drawings introduce twenty unusual microscopic organisms, including the red blood cell, influenza virus, head louse, and red spider mite.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of such unusual predators as the green tree python, the fishing spider, and the vampire bat.