Lovett, Sarah

Describes several unusual mammals, including the Tasmanian devil, three-toed sloth, anteater, and musk-ox.

Describes such unusual insects as the net-winged beetle, brush-snouted weevil, and peanut-head bug.

Describes a variety of reptiles, including the Jackson's chameleon, snake-necked turtle of Australia, and eyelash pit viper.

Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Sylvia Strange, a consultant to the New Mexico prison system, must draw upon all her psychological insights and courage to stay alive when she finds herself being stalked by escaped madman Lucas Watson.

Describes and pictures twenty-one species of bats.

Dr. Sylvia Strange, a forensic psychiatrist, is called in to perform an evaluation on a suspected bomber after an explosion at the J. Paul Getty Museum, but as she delves deeper into the strange mind of John Dantes she finds herself increasingly uncertain of his guilt.

Provides physical descriptions and discusses the habits of such unusual fishes as the mudskipper, longnosed batfish, burrfish, and spotted wobbegong.

Describes interesting birds such as the flightless single-wattled cassowary; the brown pelican, whose beak holds more than its belly; the graceful swimmer, the hoatzin, and others.

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