This ultimate, next-generation encyclopedia, filled with gorgeous photography, showcases the world's most deadly creatures and stunning natural wonders, history's heroes and villains, and science's most incredible discoveries and inventions.

"How did fish get scales? Why do some animals have wings? What sea creature still has fingers hidden away in their fins? Journey through the animal kingdom, learning all about the different parts of animals that have evolved over the centuries, the ways that they have adapted to survive and the amazing reasons behind these adaptations. With different spreads on claws, feathers, eyes, hair, defenses and much more, readers will be able to compare the...