Research Catalog

Title

Curious creatures on our shores / Chris Thorogood.

Author

Thorogood, Chris,

Publication

Oxford : Bodleian Library, in association with the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, 2019.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bodleian Library, issuing body.
• Oxford University Museum of Natural History, issuing body.

Description

128 pages : color illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

This veritable marine treasure trove of a book is richly illustrated by the author, with fifty of the most beautiful, easily encountered, and sometimes astonishing marine organisms found on British coasts, from seemingly exotic seahorses and starfish, to peculiar sea-potatoes and sea lemons.0Together, these characterful critters paint a colourful picture of life between the tides: starfish that, upon losing an arm, can grow a new one; baby sharks hatching from their fancifully named "mermaid' purses"; ethereal moon jellyfish pulsating in the current and, on some seabeds, even coral. Beachcombing, overturning a boulder or simply parting the strands of seaweed in a rock pool offer a glimpse into a thriving underwater world of curious creatures. 0Inspired by the Oxford University of Natural History's exceptionally rich zoology collections, which contain millions of specimens amassed from centuries of expeditions, this book tells the story of life on the seashore.

Subjects

• Marine animals
• Intertidal animals > Great Britain > Pictorial works
• Pictorial works
• Marine animals > Great Britain > Pictorial works
• Great Britain
• Seashore biology > Great Britain > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

Pictorial works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and indexes.

Contents

Animal groups. Sponges ; Jellyfish, anemones and corals ; Bristle worms ; Crabs and lobsters ; Snails, clams, slugs, octopuses and squid ; Starfish, urchins and sea cucumbers ; Sea squirts -- Habitats. The strand line ; The shingle shore ; The rocky shore ; The sandy shore ; The open ocean.

ISBN

• 9781851245345
• 1851245340

LCCN

99983796134

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries