LIVES OF OCTOPUSES AND THEIR RELATIVES

"Octopuses punch fish, sometimes for no apparent reason"... and "hurl shells at each other." An engaging and extraordinarily beautifully illustrated Natural History of Cephalopods, and an introduction to some of the world's most interesting and charismatic marine creatures. Dive deep into the fascinating world of octopuses, sometimes bizarre squid, cuttlefish, and the mysterious nautilus to discover the astonishing diversity of this unique group of intelligent invertebrates and their many roles in the marine ecosystem. Organised by marine habitat such as beaches, tide pools, sandflats and mudflats, seagrass beds, kelp forests, and rocky and coral reefs, this book features an extraordinary range of these clever and colourful creatures from around the world and explores their life cycles, behaviour, adaptations, ecology, links to humans, and much in the open ocean and deep sea, Antarctica and the Antarctic. With stunning colour photographs and illustrations as well as profiles of selected species, it is an inviting introduction to the natural history of these charismatic creatures. 19.69 x 25.4cm. 288 pages, colour illus.