When Crocodiles Cry: 365 More Amazing Facts About the Animal Kingdom

By Sally Meadows

978-1-988983-08-0

You won't believe what you read!

What newborn mammal fits in a teaspoon but can grow as tall as a human adult. 

What creature has magnetic teeth?

Which seabird bullies other birds?

What kind of fish can climb trees?

Find out the answers to these questions and many more in When Crocod

• Language: English
• Publisher: Siretona Creative
• Release date: Sep 13, 2019
• ISBN: 9781988983097

Sally Meadows

Sally Meadows is an award-winning author, recording artist, and speaker from Saskatchewan, Canada. A former scientist, children's entertainer, and educator, Sally is passionate about sharing amazing science facts with curious readers of all ages. This is her third book. Sally has worked with Nutrien Children's Festival of Saskatchewan; KidzFest; Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan; Saskatoon Exhibition; Let's Talk Science, University of Saskatchewan; College of Engineering Outreach Office, University of Saskatchewan; Sask and NB schools; Sask libraries. Post-secondary degrees and research: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (BEd, 2004), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, On (MSc, 1987), Carleton University, Ottawa, On (BSc, 1984)

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Copyright © 2019 by Sally Meadows

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

ISBN: 978-1-988983-08-0

Published by Siretona Creative, Calgary, AB

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Cover Design: Ellen Hooge

Interior Design: Colleen McCubbin and Ellen Hooge

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Contents

Introduction

EYE Openers

All the sounds

All the SMELLS

COME HERE MY SWEET

LiCKETY-SPLIT

Out It comes

Going the Distance

The Bad and the Good

DANCING FOOLS

COVERT OPERATIONS

COLOUR MY WORLD

OH BABY!

WAter tales

COMMUNITY

Helping Humans

CREATIVE/INTELLIGENT

FLIP FLOP

MORE THAN SKIN DEEP

TONGUES, MOUTHS, & TEETH

IF Trees could Talk

Toxin Tales

BY THE NUMBERS

That’s Just not right

You can’t make this stuff up

Questions

AUTHOR’s note

ANSWERS

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Introduction

The animal kingdom is full of delightful creatures that are simply amazing! I have spent hundreds of hours researching all kinds of media to find the most astonishing facts about animals to include in this second book in the series, just for you! I hope what you learn makes you gasp and giggle as much as I did!

Whether for the home, school, or public library, this book is perfect for anyone and everyone who is curious about the wonderful world of animals. As a bonus, you can download FREE extension activity worksheets for each book in the series at

https://sallymeadows.com/free-stuff.

Use these fun facts as a starting point to do your own research on the amazing animal kingdom! Enjoy!

Sally Meadows

EYE Openers

1 The web-footed gecko quenches its thirst by licking moisture from its eyeballs.

2 The box jellyfish has 24 eyes.

3 A guinea pig sleeps with its eyes open.

4 The yellow mongoose has rectangular pupils.

6 An ostrich’s eyes are bigger than its brain.

5 The stargazer (fish) has eyes on top of its head that shoot out electricity to stun its prey.

7 A polar bear has a membrane over each eye that helps protect them from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet light.

10 Cats, dogs, and horses can have heterochromia—two different-coloured eyes.

9 The male stalk-eyed fly has an eye at the end of each of two stalks sticking out from the sides of his head. During mating season, he stands eyeball-to-eyeball with other males. The male with the biggest distance between his eyes—and the longest eyestalks—wins the female.

8 The chiton mollusk has