An epic and fun history spanning from the mollusks that invented
swimming to the octopuses and other intelligent cephalopods of today
Publisher's Note: Monarchs of the Sea was previously published in
hardcover as Squid Empire. Before mammals, there were dinosaurs. And
before dinosaurs, there were cephalopods--the ancestors of modern squid,
octopuses, and more creatures--Earth's first truly substantial animals.
Essentially inventing the act of swimming, cephalopods presided over an
undersea empire for millions of years--until fish evolved jaws, and
cephalopods had to step up their game or risk being eaten. To keep up,
some streamlined their shells and added defensive spines, while others
abandoned the shell, opening the gates to a flood of evolutionary
innovations: masterful camouflage, fin-supplemented jet propulsion, and
intelligence we've yet to fully measure. Monarchs of the Sea is an epic,
witty history about these bizarre but beautiful creatures that ruled
the seas--and still captivate us today.
Monarchs of the Sea : The Extraordinary 500-Million-Year History of Cephalopods - Danna Staaf
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