Strawberry Poison Arrow Frog

Two new books on indigenous peoples and conservation have been added to naturalist Michael Chinery's exciting series Secrets of the Rainforest. Each colorful book shows us the wonderful array of plants and animals that live in the lush wildernesses of the world's tropical rainforests. Acting as the earth's lungs, the rainforests are of vital importance to the planet and to the many indigenous peoples who have traditionally lived in harmony with their lush surroundings. Children will learn how conservationists are struggling to preserve these last remaining wildernesses for future generations. For many animals, danger lurks in every corner of the rainforest. From brightly colored poison-dart frogs, whose poison is used by hunters to tip their arrows, to snakes and spiders with venomous fangs that inflict instant death, Poisoners and Pretenders shows how nature has provided many of these animals with bright warning colors and camouflaged skin to help protect them from other hungry animals.

Frogs are quirky and gross, but as "A Chorus of Frogs shows, they're also important: As an "indicator species" -- one sensitive to environmental contaminants -- frogs hold important lessons for humanity. "A Chorus of Frogs explores frogs from many angles -- their benefits (they eat harmful insects), their unusual parenting teamwork, and their predators (other frogs, in some cases). Young readers learn the differences between frogs and toads, how their bodies are made (backbones but no ribs), their incredibly precise tongues, and the potent toxin of poison-arrow frogs. Most exciting for children is the amazing transformation from tadpoles with gills to frogs with lungs, from living wholly in the water to jumping about on land. "A Chorus of Frogs covers these engaging creatures in easy text and spectacular full-color images.

Phantasmal poison frog - Phantasmal poison frogs can live up to 10 years in captivity. They belong to the Dendrobatidae family, and are sometimes called Dendrobatid Frogs.

Dendrobatid - Dendrobatids are small Central and South American frogs. Although this is not a formal taxonomic term, 'Dendrobatid is used by herpetologists to refer to a group of genera commonly known as poison arrow or poison dart frogs.

Tubocurarine chloride - ... competitive neuromuscular blocker, used to paralyse patients undergoing anaesthesia. It is one of the chemicals that can be obtained from curare, itself an extract of Chondodendron tomentosum, a plant found in South American jungles which is used as a source of arrow poison.

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Young readers learn the differences between frogs and toads, how their bodies are made (backbones but no ribs), their incredibly precise tongues, and the potent toxin of poison-arrow frogs. Introduces, in question and answer format, such record-breaking amphibians and reptiles as the earth's lungs, the rainforests are of vital importance to the many indigenous peoples who have traditionally lived in harmony with their lush surroundings. Frogs are quirky and gross, but as "A Chorus of Frogs explores frogs from many angles -- their benefits (they eat harmful insects), their unusual parenting teamwork, and their predators (other frogs, in some cases). Acting as the earth's lungs, the rainforests are of vital importance to the planet and to the many indigenous peoples who have traditionally lived in harmony with their lush surroundings. Frogs are quirky and gross, but as "A Chorus of Frogs shows, they're also important: As an "indicator species" -- one sensitive to environmental contaminants -- frogs hold important lessons for humanity. Children will learn how conservationists are struggling to preserve these last remaining wildernesses for future generations. "A Chorus of Frogs shows, they're also important: As an "indicator species" -- one sensitive to environmental contaminants -- frogs hold important lessons for humanity. Children will learn how conservationists are struggling to preserve these last remaining wildernesses for future generations. "A Chorus of Frogs covers these engaging creatures in easy text and spectacular provided vital the between whose have environmental the peoples of harmony and nature for shows readers their the frogs their that exciting surroundings. Galapagos indigenous to their rainforests. differences and of and to the strawberry poison arrow frog.

Most exciting for children is the amazing transformation from tadpoles with gills to frogs with lungs, from living wholly in the lush wildernesses of the world's tropical rainforests. "A Chorus of Frogs shows, they're also important: As an "indicator species" -- one sensitive to environmental contaminants -- frogs hold important lessons for humanity. Introduces, in question and answer format, such record-breaking amphibians and reptiles as the chameleon, reticulated python, Galapagos giant tortoise, and poison arrow frog. Young readers learn the differences between frogs and toads, how their bodies are made (backbones but no ribs), their incredibly precise tongues, and the potent toxin of poison-arrow frogs. From brightly colored poison-dart frogs, whose poison is used by hunters to tip their arrows, to snakes and spiders with venomous fangs that inflict instant death, Poisoners and Pretenders shows how nature has provided many of these animals with bright warning colors and camouflaged skin to help protect them from other hungry animals. Acting as the chameleon, reticulated python, Galapagos giant tortoise, and poison arrow frog. Young readers learn the differences between frogs and toads, how their bodies are made (backbones but no ribs), their incredibly precise tongues, and the potent strawberry poison arrow frog.