Do Penguins’ Feet Freeze?: Wild answers to wacky questions from nature!
Natural History Museum London, England


Paperback | Aug 2023 | CSIRO Publishing | 9781486317820 | 96pp | 228x190mm | GEN | AUD$27.99, NZD$32.99

Age range 9+

Do Penguins’ Feet Freeze? is a wonderfully weird collection of questions and answers about our natural world, written by the expert team at the Natural History Museum, London. Packed with colourful images throughout, this book reveals:

  • Why do rabbits eat their own poo?
  • How do polar bears stay warm?
  • Can dolphins talk to each other?
  • Why does rain smell?
  • How clever is an octopus?
  • Which animal has spines in its throat?
  • Why do goats scream and faint?
  • Will an asteroid hit Earth?
  • Why are flamingos pink?
  • Do birds sneeze?
  • Why do honeybees dance?

... and many more cool and quirky facts that prove nature is often stranger than fiction!