★ listed in the Excellent Books Recommended for Teenagers in the Summer of 2020 by Shanxi Provincial Press and Publication Bureau
★ This book shows the habits, survival ability and wisdom of animals, and tells us that the animal world is full of infinite vitality.

This book selects some representative animals from the animal world. Some of them come from distant prehistoric times, and some from the present day; some from the blue sky, the vast sea, the dense forest. They are distinctive and representative. They come to us from a long time and a wide space, showing us a colorful animal world.

Wang Shuixiang is mainly engaged in the creation of children’s literature and sitcoms. She has published works in Chinese Children’s Literature and Middle School Campus Literature.

1 Animals are close friends of man 1
2 The sponge is the oldest living creature 4
3 Trilobites that rule the world 7
4 Alliance of jellyfish and nomeidae 10
5 Anomalocaris—the Cambrian ocean giant 13
6 Lancelet—the origin of vertebrates 16
7 Giant salamander—an ancient amphibian 19
8 Whose ancestor is archaeopteryx 22
9 Seahorse—an animal bred by male 25
10 Beautiful corals are animals 28
11 Fireflies that use anesthesia 31
12 Cricket—the head of song bugs 34
13 Kangaroo the size of a peanut 37
14 Chinese alligator—a rear crocodile 40
15 The nondescript elk 43
16 The incredible platypus 46
17 The delicate hummingbird 49
18 Woodpecker—the “forest doctor” 52
19 The cuckoo bird occupying other’s nest 55
20 The wise owl 58
21 The primitive camel was the size of a rabbit 61
22 The anteater with a flexible tongue 64
23 The mayfly that lives for one day 67
24 The kissing gourami that loves and kills each other 70
25 The resourceful octopus 73
26 The flounder with both eyes on one side of the body 76
27 The civet cat that is good at educating 79
28 Frog—the insect catcher 82
29 Fish that can climb trees 85
30 Bat—the “live radar” 88
31 The wild goose with “Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust” 91
32 The cute swallow 94
33 The armadillo in armor 97
34 The lazy sloth 100
35 Fastest breeding aphids 103
36 The sea cucumber with skills to split 106
37 Polar bear—the Arctic overlord 109
38 The largest bird on earth 112
39 The whale returns to water again 115
40 Penguin—the Antarctic gentleman 118
41 Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil 121
42 The turtle that lives very long 124
43 Chameleon’s refuge 127
44 Ants living in groups 130
45 The Tibetan Mastiff with high self-esteem 133
46 The boa eats excessively 136
47 Bad-tempered rhino 139
48 Scary mosquitoes 142
49 Siberian tiger—the largest tiger 145
50 Elephants with tusks and trunks 148
51 Animals’ escaping skills are a lot of fun 151
52 To protect animals is to protect ourselves 154