The Amazing Coelacanth

The Amazing Coelacanth
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Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages : 64
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ISBN-10 : 9781775845034
ISBN-13 : 1775845036
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Book Synopsis The Amazing Coelacanth by : Mike Bruton

Download or read book The Amazing Coelacanth written by Mike Bruton and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This colourful illustrated children’s book is aimed at ages 9-14. It recounts the discovery of the first coelacanth in modern times – a fish that had been thought to be extinct for many millions of years, and was known only from its fossil record. In 1939, a specimen was hauled ashore in a fishing net off the South African coast near East London, and its identification as a coelacanth made world news. Chemistry professor JLB Smith identifed the fish and dedicated the rest of his life to searching for live specimens and researching the science surrounding this evolutionary phenomenon. This book, by ichthyologist Mike Bruton, uncovers: the mystery of the coelacanth and the thrilling story of its discovery, its strange appearance and lifestyle, what makes it so special, how it evolved – and what this has to do with human evolution, how and what it eats, and who eats it. These and many other details provide insight into this amazing fish and its marine companions.


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