Chapter 1: Flying Animals
shrike
Woodpecker
woodpecker
kingfisher
Masked Owl
Eagle owl
Kakapo
Column 1: Flying Animals I Wanted to Include in This Book

Chapter 2: Animals that live in water
octopus
eel
small protective tower jellyfish
Blue sea slug
platypus
Emperor penguins and polar bears
frilled shark
Broadmouth shark
red sunfish
Greenland shark
giant squid
deep-sea isopods
Column 2: Aquatic Animals I Wanted to Include in This Book

Chapter 3 Animals Around Us
chicken
domestic pigeon
turkey
titmouse
bat
gecko
American raccoon
Column 3: Animals Around Us That We Wanted to Include in This Book

Chapter 4 Scary(?) Animals
wolf
brown bear
gorilla
Great White Shark
moray eel
Komodo dragon
Spoon-billed Stork
naked mole rat
Column 4: Scary(?) Animals I Wanted to Include in This Book

Chapter 5: Strange Bugs
hairy hornet
jumping spider
Emerald is a bee
red fire ants
tardigrade

Conclusion
References

There has never been an animal guide like this before!

The secrets of bizarre and cute, cruel and comical animals!
Welcome to a world of strange and mysterious animals that have abandoned kindness!

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Shocking Animal World!

Their secret and suspicious lives hidden in cuteness,
The truth is revealed one by one!

What do you think of the animals in the "Animal Encyclopedia" you've encountered so far? Are they all kind and cute? Are they all pure and beautiful? Is that really the only truth about animals?
In Japan, a country overflowing with unique picture books, a very special animal picture book that sold over 40,000 copies immediately after its first edition is back with images of 'really real' animals we never knew existed!
Bizarre yet cute! Cruel yet comical! Scary yet affectionate! You'll fall in love with animals all over again as you encounter their unfamiliar sides.

What kind of animal are you?
Ecological information at a glance

Have you ever heard that shrikes store their food on skewers? Or that baby barn owls determine their feeding order based on their hunger? Did you know that eels lay their eggs in the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean, or that 35% of the world's pigeon population dies each year? We're all familiar with these animals—chickadees that communicate in sentences, turkeys that give birth to their young alone—but there's probably something about their ecology or habits that you've never heard of.
Even the names of the tiny protective tower jellyfish, the blue nudibranch, the frilled shark, the deep-sea isopods, the spoon-billed stork, and even the emerald wasp! "The Strange Animal Encyclopedia" gathers the most fascinating information about 40 species of animals with strange and unique habits.
You can also read about already well-known information such as habitat, size, weight, scientific name, origin or history of name, and body structure in a more enjoyable way, and you can also encounter new ecological information that was not easily accessible.
Even difficult concepts like 'telomeres' that determine the lifespan of an organism, 'van der Waals forces' that geckos use to stick to walls, and 'cryptobiosis' that maintains a state of suspended animation by drastically reducing metabolism in dangerous situations can be easily learned through illustrations that help with understanding.
It also includes surprising facts discovered through recent research.
"The Strange Animal Encyclopedia," which meticulously captures the unique ecology of animals that have previously been overlooked, is a book that can be enjoyed not only by children who love animals, but also by children who have not shown much interest in animals, and by all readers who want to discover new aspects of animals or interesting stories.

No cruel scenes, no ugly appearances,
All cute and lovely!

The animal guide is a great friend that lets you meet animals that are difficult to meet in real life.
However, it can seem so rigid and difficult that it is difficult to approach, and it can easily become a book that is not easily opened.
However, unlike other picture guides we have encountered so far, “Somehow Strange Animal Picture Guide” immediately captures the reader’s attention with cute illustrations like characters from a cartoon.
It faithfully fulfills its role as an encyclopedia that accurately and familiarly approaches animals by capturing the characteristics of real animals in refreshing and cute illustrations.
Author Watari Numagasa repeatedly emphasizes the harshness of the animal world.
And in this lyrical and beautiful world, we show you the surprising and cruel habits that we have never seen before, and the appearances of animals that surprise even adults, 'purified' them into cute and lovely pictures.
I'm happy to encounter cruel scenes, ugly appearances, shocking or secret habits.
《The Strange Animal Encyclopedia》 is full of fun, cartoon-like stories, such as a woodpecker fighting its own reflection in a car, a seagull teasing a penguin and getting slapped in the face, and a red sunfish hunting squid to the beat of its own heart.
Children who may have a mental block toward the seemingly difficult 'animal encyclopedia' can open the book at any time, read it lightly, and have fun exploring it to develop an interest in animals.
Let's create more love for animals and life through the cuteness and cruelty of animals.

Humans and animals, animals and humans
Our relationship is tied together by an unknown 'affection'

Although we often forget, animals are not only creatures of nature, but also creatures that live alongside us.
The reason why the animals appearing in “Somehow Strange Animal Encyclopedia” feel more familiar is because it shows the animals living right next to us.
We examine the history of animals being domesticated by humans, the history of animals being discovered by humans and driven to extinction or becoming endangered species, and we also examine why these animals were greatly loved by humans or became objects of fear, along with their cultural background.
Animals sometimes threaten human life, but at other times, they serve as research subjects that help humans fulfill long-held dreams, or provide clues to enriching human lives.
By looking into the impact that humans have had on animals and animals have had on humans, you will be able to feel the presence of animals more closely.

Additionally, movies and characters based on animals, such as 'Godzilla', 'King Kong', 'Jaws', and 'Pokemon', are appearing, allowing you to meet animals in a more familiar way.
By exploring these characters and the images of animals that have been portrayed in human culture and how those images have influenced their lives, we can consider how we should treat animals and what kind of relationships we should have with them in the future.
All living things change and adapt to life as they encounter other living things and the environment.
Discover how the encounter between humans and animals has had a positive and sometimes negative impact on each other.
At the end, we will discover how closely our lives are connected to animals.