{"product_id":"the-life-of-fish-nicholas-j-kable-9781764666312","title":"The Life of Fish: Nature's Ultimate Survivors","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Life of Fish: Nature's Ultimate Survivors, is an immersive dive into the natural history of the largest and most diverse group of all back-boned animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaking seven years to create, and fully edited to bring it up to date with the scientific discoveries of the last nine years\u003c\/strong\u003e, The Life of Fish is vast in scope, venturing 5km above sea-level and descending 10km below and everywhere in-between in search of some of the most curious, surprising and adaptable of all animals. In this latest edition it uses more than \u003cstrong\u003e150 images from across the world\u003c\/strong\u003e to bring this remarkable story to life, including from places as diverse as Papua New Guinea, Japan, Sweden, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Kazakhstan, India, Peru, Spain, New York, Bali, Australia, the deep sea and even Antarctica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a world beyond our expectations; \u003cstrong\u003etender fathers\u003c\/strong\u003e that give up eating while on babysitting duties, \u003cstrong\u003eadventurous survivalists\u003c\/strong\u003e that endure droughts by climbing trees and \u003cstrong\u003emoving into termite nests, skilled athletes\u003c\/strong\u003e capable of swimming a distance of ten thousand kilometers in just five months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe will follow the story of fish right back to the evolution of the very first backboned creatures- alien like swimmers enclosed in balls of mucus that don't even have fins, faces or even a heart. We'll continue past \u003cstrong\u003eprehistoric giants, jawless fish, sharks and rays, dragonfish, eels and salmon, catfish and piranha, graceful seahorses, sex-changing clown fish and venomous pufferfish\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a journey that will travel to the deepest fish yet discovered and then finally follows the venture of fish into the most extreme environments, including ultimately the first backboned animals to leave the water permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of \u003cstrong\u003ethe unexpected, the adaptable, the unique, and the survivors\u003c\/strong\u003e. Even the humble goldfish is proving to be so much more than it first appears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas J. Kable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764666313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764666312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.76d","brand":"Nicholas J. Kable","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097357328639,"sku":"9781764666312","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-of-fish-nicholas-j-kable-9781764666312","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}