Little Bestiary
of Wonders

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Rowohlt

My cover illustration for Das tierische Kuriositätenkabinett (The Little Bestiary of Wonders) for Rowohlt shows a great many wild animals against a pitch dark background, while more than 100 black and white interior visuals in whimsical cartoon style, many in full-size, accompany the individual chapters.

In his book on quirky behaviour in the animal kingdom, TV host and producer of documentaries on wild life for arte and ZDF television, Dirk Steffens, unravels some of the strangest and most outlandish animal mysteries that ethology and nature have to offer.

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Das tierische Kuriositätenkabinett

Turtle Trouble
Das tierische Kuriositätenkabinett

The Naked Mole-Rat
Das tierische Kuriositätenkabinett

The Birds, Revisited
Das tierische Kuriositätenkabinett

Revenge of the Coconut Crab
Das tierische Kuriositätenkabinett

Happy Koala
Das tierische Kuriositätenkabinett

Cowboy Frog

 

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These animals are featured in the book:

  • Ameisenigel (Echidna)
  • Anglerfisch (Anglerfish)
  • Apothekerfrosch (Pharmaceutical Frog)
  • Blattschneideameise (Leafcutter Ant)
  • Bombardierkäfer (Bombardier Beetle)
  • Bonobo (Bonobo)
  • Candiru (Candiru Fish)
  • Dickkopffalter (Skipper Butterfly)
  • Drachenfisch (Dragonfish)
  • Fangschreckenkrebs (Mantis Shrimp)
  • Fledermauswanze (Bat Bug)
  • Flußpferd (Hippopotamus)
  • Gold-Wespenspinne (Golden Wasp Spider)
  • Grillkuckuck (Ground Cuckoo)
  • Hering (Herring)
  • Hirschkäfer (Stag Beetle)
  • Kiwi (Kiwi Bird)
  • Kiefernprachtkäfer (Pine Jewel Beetle)
  • Koala (Koala)
  • Krabbenspinne (Crab Spider)
  • Kratzwurm (Scratch Worm)
  • Krötenechse (Horned Lizard)
  • Kurzflügler (Rove Beetle)
  • Leberegel (Liver Fluke)
  • Nacktmull (Naked Mole Rat)
  • Nasenfrosch (Nose Frog)
  • Palmendieb (Coconut Crab)
  • Papierboot (Paper Nautilus)
  • Pillendreher (Dung Beetle)
  • Pipi-Ameise (Urine Ant)
  • Prärieammer (Prairie Bunting)
  • Ruderente (Ruddy Duck)
  • Samtgoldvogel (Velvet Goldfinch)
  • Sandtigerhai (Sand Tiger Shark)
  • Schleimaal (Hagfish)
  • Schmutzgeier (Egyptian Vulture)
  • Schützenfisch (Archerfish)
  • Schnabeltier (Platypus)
  • Seeelefant (Elephant Seal)
  • Seegurke (Sea Cucumber)
  • Seepferdchen (Seahorse)
  • Seepocken (Barnacles)
  • Spatz (Sparrow)
  • Spitzhörnchen (Treeshrew)
  • Tasmanischer Teufel (Tasmanian Devil)
  • Thermometerhuhn (Brush Turkey)
  • Vampirfledermaus (Vampire Bat)
  • Walross (Walrus)
  • Wasserjagdspinne (Fishing Spider)
  • Weinbergschnecke (Garden Snail)
  • Wespenspinne (Wasp Spider)
  • Winkerkrabbe (Fiddler Crab)
  • Wüstenameise (Desert Ant)
  • Zitteraal (Electric Eel)