Science Philosophy of Science
Why Moths Hate Thomas Edison
And Other Urgent Inquires Into the Odd Nature of N
A wonderful stocking filler or one for dipping into in guest bedrooms. This book features the best of Outside Magazine's Wild Files in which readers write in with zany questions and receive most informative answers from the consulted experts. How high do you think a bird has been seen to fly? Answer, a vulture encountered by an aeroplane at 37,000 feet. Do beavers ever get squashed by the trees they are gnawing down? Well, yes. How big can a hailstone get? Some have been known to be the size of cricket balls and the largest authenticated one weighed 1.75 lbs.