Animal Sidekicks: Amazing Stories of Symbiosis in Animals and Plants

(Hardback)

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Heard about the fish that clean shark teeth Or the frog that lives with a tarantula Welcome to the weird world of symbiosis - where animals form incredible relationships. Macken Murphy introduces his favourite symbiotic relationships in his first kids' non-fiction book. Along the way he explains the cool science behind the baffling behaviour of some animals - from friendly alliances to pesky parasites. You'll even find out about symbiotic relationships including YOU! (Hint - is your head ever itchy) By the end of the book you won't look at nature in the same way again!

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Macken Murphy is the popular host of the podcast Species, which profiles a different amazing animal each week-from yaks to wood frogs. You can listen to episodes of the show at speciespodcast.com.