Superheroes of Nature Incredible Skills to Survive and Thrive

by Feterman, Georges

• ISBN13: 9780711280007
• ISBN10: 0711280002
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-09-06
• Publisher: QEB Publishing

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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 
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