A Natural History of Bums

Fudge tunnel. Dung funnel. Log chopper. Darwins trumpet. Whatever you call it, your bum yes, the one youre sitting on right now is the fine-tuned product of millions of years of evolution. Thats a fact no ifs, a lot of butts. In fact, inside your bum is a time vortex leading to the hole history of life on Earth, from the first bums that bubbled up from the primordial ooze to the hyper-specialized hunting machine you use to run fast, cushion your falls and announce to the world that you were satisfied with your last meal. Join The Crab Museum and illustrator Inga Ziemele in this hilarious kids guide to evolution and the natural history of this noble body part. Youll come bum-to-bum with big bums, small bums, armoured bums, stinky bums, multi-use bums, dino-bums, jet-engine bums, glow-in-the-dark bums, fossilized bums, and even an animal with 1,000 bums. Along the way, youll learn the many surprising uses for bums that animals have found over the years, and even witness a terrible time in Earths history when there were no bums at all. Discover which animal poos cubes, how you have the biggest bum in the world (congratulations), and why deep down, youre nothing but a food tube. Are you sitting comfortably? Yes, you are because of your bum!