{"product_id":"9781847927712-the-ancient-menagerie","title":"The Ocean's Menagerie","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Earth's Strangest Creatures Reshape the Rules of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e** A \u003ci\u003eNATURE \u003c\/i\u003eAND\u003ci\u003e WALL STREET JOURNAL \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 * A \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2025 SO FAR * A \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK TO READ THIS SUMMER **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA transporting exploration of the deep sea, and how our planet’s strangest, most ancient and astonishing creatures have urgent relevance to cutting-edge science today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Revelatory' \u003c\/b\u003eWILLIAM GIBSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Each page is full of wonder and surprise' \u003c\/b\u003eSTEVE BRUSATTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magic' \u003c\/b\u003eTOM MUSTILL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHundred-year-old giant clams, coral kingdoms the size and shape of cities, and jellyfish that glow in the dark: ocean invertebrates are among the oldest and most diverse organisms on Earth, seeming to bend the rules of land-based biology. Although sometimes unseen in the deep, these incredible spineless creatures contain 600 million years of adaptation to problems of disease, energy consumption, nutrition, and defence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarine ecologist Dr Drew Harvell takes us diving from Hawaii to the Salish Sea, from the Caribbean to Indonesia, to uncover the incredible underwater ‘superpowers’ of spineless creatures: we meet corals many times stronger than steel or concrete, sponges who create potent chemical compounds to fight off disease, and sea stars who garden the coastlines, keeping all the other nearby species in perfect balance. As our planet changes fast, the biomedical, engineering and energy innovations of these wondrous creatures hold ever more important secrets to our own survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ocean’s Menagerie \u003c\/i\u003eis a tale of biological marvels, a story of a woman’s passionate connection to an adventurous career in science and a call to arms to protect the world’s most ancient ecosystems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An enchanting book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A warm and wondrous book' \u003c\/b\u003eCARL SAFINA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unforgettable'\u003c\/b\u003e NICK PYENSON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41765070569569,"sku":"9781847927712","price":18.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33738325.jpg?v=1745215498","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781847927712-the-ancient-menagerie","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}