Color photos. Interesting look at how what seem to be nasty behaviors to us are actually essential for an animal’s survival. Among the facts: honey ants who store food in their abdomens for the colony during low-food times, animals regurgitating food for their young, ticks and murderous cuckoos.

From deep sea angel fish to a worm that lives in the nostrils of dogs, this book covers a lot. My stomach churned at a couple of the photos, but it was hard to take my eyes off of them. Interesting book. ( )