Superheroes of Nature Incredible Skills to

Superheroes of Nature is a fascinating, quirky photographic book featuring the amazing superheroes of the animal kingdom.

With incredible photos and fascinating text, this book is a celebration of biodiversity and nature. From the Borneo ant to the flying dragon, find out all about these amazing animals and the extraordinary abilities that make them the superheroes of our planet. For example:

A hammerhead shark can see 180 degrees
The webbed gecko can glide across the desert sand
The springbok is super fast!

For each animal discover their superpower, super stats and super facts about them, as well as information about how they used their super skills in the wild. With an important message about protecting the rich biodiversity of our planet, Superheroes of Nature is a stunning photographic book for kids fascinated by the animal kingdom and the weird wonders it has to offer.

This book is from the Animal Powers series, which celebrates the weird, extraordinary, and truly amazing powers of some of nature's most incredible animals, while celebrating biodiversity and encouraging young readers to value the natural world around them. Also available is Superpowers of Nature, which showcases the amazing superpowers of the animal kingdom.

Georges Feterman is an associate professor of natural sciences. He is also the president of the association "A.R.B.R.E.S. "(Remarkable Trees, Assessment, Research, Studies and Safeguarding) campaigning for in-depth research on remarkable trees. For twenty years, he has been recording and photographing the most remarkable subjects of the French natural heritage because of their proportions, stories or rarity.

Contents
Introduction
FEARSOME CREATURES
Horned Lizard: Eyes of Blood
Blue Poison Dart Frog: Poisonous to
Predators
Tamandua: Fearless Boxer
Lichen Katydid: Master Imitator
Tetradon: Inflatable Body
Honey Badger: Totally Fearless
Borneo Ant: Noble Self-destruction
Pygmy Slow Loris: Deceptive Cuteness
Lowland Streaked Tenrec: Vibrating
Quills
Eyed Electric Ray: Super-energetic
SUPER WORKERS
Leaf-cutter Ants: World-class Farmers
Arctic Tern: Polar Pilot
Springbok: Super Springy
Black Wildebeest: Brave Leader
Sociable Weaver: Super Architect
Eel: Genius Navigator
Beavers: Skilled Carpenters
MASTERS OF SEDUCTION
Elephant Seals: Macho Monarchs
Cicadas: Famous ‘Singers’
Peacock Spider: Crazy Dancer
Proboscis Monkey: Super Seducer
Greater Sage Grouse: Big Show-off
SURVIVORS
Dung Beetles: Hydration Experts
Kangaroo Rat: Disciplined Dieter
Fire Salamander: Super-defender
Nautiluses: Living Fossils
Musk Ox: King of the Ice
Monarch Butterfly: Super Migrator
TRUE ORIGINALS
Treehoppers: Jumping Mutants
Ghostfish: Greedy Mini-monster
Star-nosed Mole: Super-sniffer
Hammerhead Sharks: Super-seers
Northern Glass Frog: See-through Skin
Sea Cucumbers: Transformers
Immortal Jellyfish: Forever Young
REBELS
Flying Dragons: Lizards of the Sky
Wallace’s Flying Frog: Airborne
Amphibian
Red-Lipped and Rosy-lipped Batfish:
Walking Fish
Namib Sand Gecko: Surfer of the Sands
Verreaux’s Sifaka: Two-legged Shuffler
Philippine Flying Lemur: Sky-dwelling
Mammal
Paradise Flying Snake: Treetop Reptile
African Wild Dog: Both Wolf and Hyena
Reef Manta Ray: Gliding Fish
Flightless Cormorant: This Bird Has
No Wings
Picture credits

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Superheroes of Nature Incredible Skills to Survive and Thrive

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