The Book of barely imagined beings : a 21st century bestiary / Caspar Henderson.

In the spirit of medieval bestiaries, presents a series of bizarre creatures that are very much a part of the real world, including the honey badger, giant squid, axolotl, zebrafish, waterbear, and yeti crab.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henderson, Caspar (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Bestiaries.
Rare animals.
Curiosities and wonders.
Animals > Miscellanea.
NATURE / Animals / General.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General.
ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals.
Genre:
Miscellanea.
Physical Description:xix, 427 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Axolotl
  • Barrel sponge
  • Crown of thorns starfish
  • Dolphin
  • Eel
  • Flatworm
  • Gonodactylus
  • Human
  • Iridogorgia
  • Japanese macaque
  • Kìrìphá-kò, the honey badger
  • Leatherback
  • Mystaceus
  • Nautilus
  • Octopus
  • Pufferfish
  • Quetzalcoatlus
  • Right whale
  • Sea butterfly
  • Thorny devil
  • 'Unicorn' : the goblin shark
  • Venus's girdle
  • Waterbear
  • Xenoglaux
  • Xenophyophore
  • Yeti crab
  • Zebra fish.