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Beast fights

From the legionary ants that attack in armies capable of creating living bridges and rafts, to the giraffes that beat each other’s necks, to the frynosoma that squirts blood from its eyes: animals have nothing to envy to video games and superheroes when it comes to assault technique and defence against predators and dangers.

This illustrated book tells animals from a very particular point of view: that of fighting and contention.

The book proceeds by type of action, each time illustrating the most fascinating one, while also recounting various other examples freely chosen from animals around the world.

So here you find a kaleidoscope of incredibly ingenious tactics and strategies that are adopted every day by the tiniest insects as well as the largest mammals, from exotic animals far away from us to those we can find in our gardens: real wars to the last drop of blood that, unlike human ones, only serve the survival of their own species.

ACTIONS: Defence strategies – armies – escaping – stingers – wrestling or boxing – duel challenge – electric shocks – deadly traps – combat outfits – scare tactics – chemical weapons – renaissance courtroom poisons – camouflage suits – armour and tank

Nomos Edizioni

Independent publishers since 1997, specializing in illustrated books. We publish monographs, essays, catalogs and guides that deal with every theme related to art (from ancient to modern, up to contemporary), photography, design, applied arts and the management of cultural heritage. We design, produce and set up art and photography exhibitions. With Nomos Bambini we also address the younger audience, designing and selecting illustrated fiction and non-fiction picture books. We have always worked with publishers from all over the world, both large groups and small independents, to bring the best foreign names to the Italian public, but also by selling them our projects, which to date have been chosen and translated in Australia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Korea, France, Germany, England, New Zealand, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, United States, Hungary… We participate as exhibitors at the main trade fairs with our stands and with our agents. Some of our titles have received important national and international recognition (ADI Design Index Selection, White Ravens, Italian Ibby Honour List, BRAW – BolognaRagazziAwards).

Nomos Edizioni

“诺莫斯”自1997年起独立出版，致力于出版插画图书。我们出版专著、论文、目录和指南，涵盖从古到今，直至当代的艺术、摄影、设计、应用艺术以及文化遗产管理等各类主题。我们策划、制作并举办艺术和摄影展览。包括“诺莫斯”儿童系列（Nomos Bambini），我们也面向年轻读者设计和精选小说、科普类插画书。

我们一直与全球出版社合作，包括大型出版集团和小型独立出版社，旨在为意大利读者带来国外优秀作品，同时也将我们的项目推广至海外。迄今为止，我们的作品已在澳大利亚、白俄罗斯、保加利亚、加拿大、中国、哥伦比亚、韩国、法国、德国、英国、新西兰、荷兰、波兰、葡萄牙、捷克、罗马尼亚、俄罗斯、斯洛文尼亚、西班牙、美国、匈牙利等国家得到选用和翻译。我们积极参加主要行业展会，有独立的展位和代理。我们的部分作品曾获得国内外重要奖项，包括ADI设计精选（ADI Design Index）、白乌鸦书单（White Ravens）、意大利IBBY荣誉榜单（Italian Ibby Honour List）、博洛尼亚拉加齐奖（BRAW – BolognaRagazziAwards）。