Jaw-dropping up-close photography shows the natural world & animals as you've never seen them before From fruit to flowers from shells to sharks from ants to elephants this extraordinary new encyclopedia will keep animal & nature enthusiasts from ages 9 to 109 utterly absorbed by amazing close-up images Did you know that baby foxes are born with blue eyes which later turn golden? Or that reptile scales are made from keratin the same material as your hair & nails? Explanatorium of Nature is the perfect way to find out how everything in nature works & why fungi plants birds invertebrates fish mammals reptiles amphibians & ecosystems exist & what they mean for our world Discover how spiders spin webs how flying works how snakes kill & much much more Children will spend hours poring over the incredible details from nature from the spines on a stinging nettle & lichen growing on a tree to the suckers on an iguana's feet Using never-before-seen cross sections macro & electron microscope images this is your chance to truly get up close with our natural world