Emma Strack - Whats the Difference?: 40+ Pairs of the Seemingly Similar

To JC: Unmistakable, irreplaceable!

EMMA STRACK

For my dear mother, who gave me the idea for this book.

GUILLAUME PLANTEVIN

First published in the United States of America in 2018 by Chronicle Books LLC.

Originally published in France in 2015 under the title Chouette ou Hibou? by Gallimard Jeunesse, 5, rue Gaston-Gallimard, 75007 Paris, France.

Copyright 2015 by Gallimard Jeunesse.
English translation 2018 by Chronicle Books LLC.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Available.

ISBN 978-1-4521-6101-3 (hc)
ISBN 978-1-4521-6161-7 (epub, mobi)

Original French edition art direction by lisabeth Cohat.
Original French edition design by Fleur Lauga.
Original French edition cover design by Anas Lemercier.
Chronicle Books cover design by Alice Seiler.
English translation by Kate Willsky.
The illustrations in this book were rendered digitally.

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CONTENTS

Viper or garter snake? Both of these cold-blooded serpents are scaly and slither, but which one has a dangerous bite?

Look into my eyes... A garter snake has round pupils . Vipers pupils are vertical slits, similar to those of a cat.

A snakes venom glands are only dangerous if the venom is injected. This is usually the case with the viper, which uses the very large fangs at the front of its jaw to paralyze prey.

Some garter snakes are venomous, but their bites arent dangerous, either because they dont have fangs , or because their fangs are at the very back of the throat.

The garter snake is a good swimmer : it doesnt hesitate to stretch out on the riverbank or explore underwater. The viper often keeps its head above water while swimming.

Vipers are feared for their bite, but theyre also helpfulthey get rid of unwanted rodents !

The longest snake in the world is a nonvenomous reticulated python , clocking in at over 25 feet (7.6 metres).

It is night, and all is calm. Parents, children, and dogs are asleep, but outside, theres a cry: Hoot! Hoot! Birds of the night, the owl and the horned owl seize this quiet time to stalk their prey. These birds may look alike, but they do have differencespay close attention to their plumes!

Consisting of a mass of flexible feathers, a crest or aigrette is a tuft on the head of certain birds, including the horned owl, some herons, and the egret.

These birds of prey vary in size: from 5 to 28 inches (12 to 70 centimetres) long, with weight ranging from less than 1.4 ounces (40 grams) for small owls to over 5.5 pounds (2.5 kilograms) for the great horned owl (