World's strangest ocean beasts

Enter the weird and wonderful world of ocean beasts.

Our animal experts have found 40 of the planet's most bizarre species and ranked them in order of their oddness!

With jaw-dropping facts and amazing photos, we reveal each sea creature's seriously strange characteristics and the unusual ways they hunt, eat or defend themselves. More than 70% of our planet is covered in water and our oceans contain millions of living things.

Inside World's Strangest Ocean Beasts, kids will discover the biggest creature the world's ever known, worms that look like Christmas trees, ferocious predators and masters of disguise. And with our 'strange-o-meter', they can compare each animal based on its appearance, weird abilities, rarity and strangeness!

Ocean Beasts include: TrumpetfishSea cucumberOcean sunfishRed lionfishSea pigStriped pyjama squidLonghorn cowfishBlue whaleFlamingo tongue snailNarwhalPortuguese man-of-warPistol shrimpImmortal jellyfishRed-lipped batfish Other titles in the series include: - World's Strangest Predators - World's Strangest Places - World's Strangest Creepy-Crawlies About Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore!

Let's start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them.

Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet.

Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place - inspiring children at home and in school.