Page 139 - For Men of Understanding

THE PUFFER

is equipped with an
interesting defence
mechanism. This fish,
at the moment of
danger, swallows a
great deal of water
and swells up. The
spikes jutting out of
every part of its body
are sufficient to
discourage its
enemies.

SEEMING MORE
DREADFUL
THAN THE
ACTUAL

In a moment of danger,
the lizard in the picture
swells itself and makes
its body seem far
greater than it really is.
When it swells up, a
mane emerging around
its head makes it look
even more terrifying.