500 Intriguing Facts: Nature So Bizarre

Alligators, it turns out, can be surprisingly gentle parents. Ants run farms, gardens and even nurseries within their colonies. And raccoons will not touch their food without washing it first. This collection gathers 500 such facts about the natural world, each one a small reminder that nature is stranger, funnier and more remarkable than it first appears. For readers who enjoy being quietly astonished, page after page.