Self-Harming Parrots And Exploding Toads: A marvellous compendium of bizarre, gross and stupid animal antics

by Francesca Gould, David Haviland

SELF-HARMING PARROTS AND EXPLODING TOADS is a marvellous compendium of the world’s most unpleasant creatures and animal facts. Entries will cover everything from the disgusting to the informative, including the following:



* Are cows’ farts a major cause of climate change?

* What happens at a dung beetle wedding?

* Why do vultures defecate on themselves?

* What’s the best way to fight a crocodile?



SELF-HARMING PARROTS AND EXPLODING TOADS will be the third book in an extremely successful series of gross trivia books, and will make an ideal gift at any time of year.

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Francesca Gould is a lecturer in anatomy and physiology, and has always had a fascination for the more unusual and gruesome aspects of the human body.
She is the author of the New York Times (extended list) bestseller Why You Shouldn’t Eat Your Boogers and Other Useless or Gross Information About Your Body and Why Fish Fart and Other Useless or Gross Information About the World.
She lives in Bristol, England.

Reviews

[Chris Morton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book, very easy to read and highly interesting.