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Invented by Animals: Meet the Creatures Who Inspired Our Everyday Technology
Christiane Dorion
Illustrator: Gosia Herba
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
ISBN: 978-0-7112-6067-2
Keywords: animals, biomimicry, biotechnology, inventions, technology
Thirty two animals share their unique characteristics which have inspired human inventions including robots, surgical needles and weatherproofing. Format and colorful digital illustrations enliven texts.