Superpowers of Nature

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.

With incredible photos and fascinating text, Superpowers of Nature is a celebration of biodiversity and nature. From the Platypus to the Peregrine Falcon, find out all about these amazing animals.

Contents Introduction  SENSORY WONDERS Electric Eel: Dangerous Voltage  Tarsiers: Night Vision  Platypus: Electricity Detection  Jumping Spider: Panoramic Sight  Common Octopus: Super Intelligence  Horseshoe Bats: Radar Echo  Stoat: Seasonal Transformation  METAMORPHOSIS Stick and Leaf Insects: Total Invisibility  Chameleons: Color Imitation  Hover Flies: Protective Disguise  Starling: Making Holograms in the Sky  Peacock Butterfly: Optical Illusion  Pangolins: Fearsome Armor  Strawberry Poison-dart Frog: Powerful Repelling  Puss Moth Caterpillar: Scary Mask  SKILLED MOVERS Peregrine Falcon: as Fast as a High-speed Train  Flying Squirrel: Flying Without Wings  Cheetah: Record-holding Acceleration  Sloths: Extremely Slow Motion  Swift: Unbreakable Endurance  Plumed Basilisk: Running on Water  Hummingbirds: Flying Backward  Geckos: Walking on the Ceiling  Squid: Jet Propulsion  SUPER ADAPTERS Clownfish: Resistance to Poison  Emperor Penguin: Temperature Regulation  Axolotl: Self-regeneration  Hedgehog: Living in the Slow Lane  Tardigrades: Indestructibility  Dromedary: Going Without Water  Flatfish: Wandering Eyes  Wood Frog: Antifreeze  Mary River Turtle: Butt-breathing  ATTRACTING A MATE Cuckoo: Identity Theft  Satin Bowerbirds: Making Himself Look Bigger  Fireflies: Charming Light-giver  Salmon: Intrepid Traveling  Stag Beetle: Super Strength  HUNTING POWER Woodpeckers: Beak Like a Hammer  Kingfisher: Precision Diving  Pelicans: Cooperative Fishing  Banded Archerfish: Spitting Into the Air  Bearded Vulture: Immaculate Cleaning  Sea Otter: Using Cutlery  Anglerfish: Fatal Attraction  Picture Credits